It’s been crazy following updates on Twitter ⁠— here’s all that happened in a week

Sep 3, 2021

By: Marcia Sekhose

Super Follows

Super Follows lets people earn revenue for their tweets through subscriber-only content. Tweets and replies will be visible only to your ‘Super Followers’.

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Subscription plans

Super Follows is available for a monthly subscription of $2.99, $4.99 or $9.99.

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Who can apply?

You need to be 18 years or older, have at least 10k followers, and must have tweeted at least 25 times in the past 30 days. It’s being tested among a select group of users in the US.

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Safety Mode

Safety Mode is a new feature that temporarily blocks accounts that use insults or hateful remarks and sends repetitive and uninvited replies or mentions.

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How it works

When the feature is turned on Twitter will monitor and detect negative engagement and block accounts it finds abusive. It will however not block accounts that you frequently engage with.

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Who can use it

Safety Mode is currently a test so not everyone will be able to use it. You can enable it through the privacy and safety settings.

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Ticketed Spaces

Twitter has also started rolling out ‘Ticketed Spaces’ that lets people charge between $1 and $999 for their live audio rooms.

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Hide old tweets

Twitter is planning to let users archive old tweets after a period of time like 30, 60, or 90 days, or an entire year, according to Bloomberg.

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Remove followers

Twitter is also testing an option for users to remove accounts from their follower list.

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Remove yourself from a conversation

It could also let users untag themselves from conversations on Twitter, and also not let anyone mention them again in the same thread.

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Hide liked tweets

Twitter is also planning to give users the option to hide tweets that they’ve liked. You can see liked tweets from anyone’s public profile.

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