Twitter Circle Blurs The Line Between Private And Public Tweets
Twitter has introduced a new Circle feature that makes it possible to share Tweets with fewer people, bridging the gap between having a private account and a public account. This is one of the latest attempts by Twitter to offer users additional ways to choose who and how they share posts on the platform with.
Like most social media sites, Twitter has come under fire for the way it handles moderation, the content it allows to exist on the platform, and the content it doesn't permit. This has not only led to a ban on various accounts, but also Elon Musk agreeing a deal to buy Twitter. While that deal continues to go through the closing motions, it looks like Twitter is continuing to roll out new features.
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The latest is Circles. A Twitter Circle is similar to a Community in the sense that any posts shared are not shared with everyone on Twitter. However, where it differs from a Community, is that Circle members don’t need to join. Instead, any Twitter user with access to Circles can choose who the Circle members are, even if they are not followers, and share a post only with them. Twitter likens the feature to having a protected account without actually having a protected account. For reference, Circle is currently still in a testing phrase, so although some may have access to it, others won’t.
Some Tweets are for everyone & others are just for people you’ve picked. We’re now testing Twitter Circle, which lets you add up to 150 people who can see your Tweets when you want to share with a smaller crowd. Some of you can create your own Twitter Circle beginning today! pic.twitter.com/nLaTG8qctp
Just like they cannot manually join a Circle, a Twitter user cannot
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