Twitter Update

Twitter announced earlier today that it is rolling out a new feature that will allow users on Android and iOS to share different types of visual content, including videos, images, and GIFs, together in a single Tweet.

“Tap the photo icon in the Tweet composer to start mixing your media,” said the company in a Tweet announcing the feature.

Get ready to mix it up with visuals on Twitter.

You can now add a combination of media to your Tweet on Android and iOS. That means you can include a photo, GIF, and video (or two!) all in the same Tweet. Tap the photo icon in the Tweet composer to start mixing your media. pic.twitter.com/9D1cCzjtmI

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) October 5, 2022

Users can add up to four videos, images, and/or GIFs per Tweet. Such Tweets would be visible on all platforms but can also be posted via Twitter for Android or iOS.

Twitter says the feature is widely rolled out, though, for some reason, I don’t have access to it on my main Twitter account. An alt account of mine, however, has the feature enabled. “Even though it’s widely available, some people may not have access so we can continue to test the feature and improve it,” said Twitter in a reply.

This comes soon after Twitter rolled out its Tweet editing feature for Twitter Blue subscribers in Canada. Read more about the feature here.

Further, Twitter and Elon Musk’s legal dispute might soon come to an end without the two having to face off in court. In a letter to Twitter, Musk reportedly revived his original offer, and is ready to acquire Twitter for $44 billion. Read more about the development here.

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Source: Twitter

Twitter is testing out new labels on the platform that will help you identify if the Tweet you’re reading was posted by a human or a bot account.

According to the micro-blogging platform, “automated accounts you might see on Twitter include bots that help you find vaccine appointments and disaster early warning systems.” Having a label on such accounts gives other (human)users a better understanding of the bot’s purpose.

What's a bot and what's not? We're making it easier to identify #GoodBots and their automated Tweets with new labels.

Starting today, we’re testing these labels to give you more context about who you're interacting with on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/gnN5jVU3pp

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) September 9, 2021

Twitter states that the feature has been rolled out to select developer accounts, allowing them to apply labels to indicate whether a tweet has been automated by a ‘good bot’ or not. The labels include a robot head image and the words ‘Automated by,’ or simply ‘Automated.’

The new feature comes after Twitter stated last year that high-quality bot accounts must self-identify as such. It stated at the time that developers must clearly indicate if an account is a bot and identify the person operating the account. “Automated labels help you identify good bots from spammy ones and are all about transparency,” reads Twitter’s FAQ about automated accounts.

The new label feature will first be available to about 500 developer accounts and expand to all developer accounts by the end of 2021.

Twitter has been going hard with updates and test experiments in the last few weeks, including the ability to hide old Tweets, emoji reactions for Twitter users in Turkey, edge-to-edge media on your feed, themed discussion groups called ‘Communities,’ removing followers without blocking them, a new Safety Mode and pay-to-view content with new ‘Super Follows’ feature.

Source: @TwitterSupport