Twitter will soon let you choose who can reply to your sent tweet

Date:
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:02:30 +0000

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You will be able to change who can reply to your sent tweet on Android, iOS and web.

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Twitter is about to roll out a feature that will allow you to limit a tweet
to certain replies, even after youve sent it.

The company has been hard at work on features focused on monetisation and verification methods, but harassment is another pillar that Twitter is focusing on.

While the feature has been present for a few months now, this is a
significant expansion in how you can curate a tweet to certain people you
want to interact with. Twitter starts testing Tip Jar for some users but
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Soon to be available on iOS, Android and web, once youve sent a tweet and decide that perhaps you want to limit replies to only people who follow you, for example, then it can be changed.

By selecting the three dots in the tweet, you'll be able to select a Change who can reply option, limiting the tweet to certain users. Your Tweets = Your space. Now you can change who can reply to you even after you Tweet. https://t.co/rNWJk6zWTr pic.twitter.com/3HFSjAotg7 July 13, 2021 See more

Its slowly rolling out now, so if it isnt showing, make sure that youre on
the latest version on your device by checking the App Store or Google Play Store to see if theres any updates available. Analysis: Its about time

Users have been wanting Twitter to take more of a stance against harassment for years now, yet the company only responded with small steps to try and reduce instances with protected tweets and reporting systems, and it was
never enough.

But features such as this are already a step in the right direction, as they give users much more control in how their tweets can be displayed and interacted with. Designers at Twitter are also trying to go one step further by prototyping a profanity-checker before you send a tweet. Some replies hurt (and sometimes its accidental). So how might we help people set boundaries in the conversations they own?Here's one way were thinking about it's like spellcheck, but for not accidentally sounding like a jerk in the replies.What do you think? pic.twitter.com/I5cW2lXJyk July 1, 2021 See more

However, were also in an age where social networks are under much more scrutiny from governments and businesses to do more, especially when you see the harassment that certain England players were recently subjected to after their Euro 2020 defeat.

It matters now more than ever for features like these to be arriving sooner than later, because overall, it results in enjoying your interactions with other people on a social network, and thats what it should be, not what it aims to be. Check out the best laptops you can buy



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