Twitter on Tuesday mentioned it is testing a brand new function that might let folks handpick who can view their tweets. The new function, Twitter Circle, permits customers to create an inventory of as much as 150 folks after which submit tweets solely to be seen by these within the group, just like Instagram’s Close Friends function.
The firm additionally mentioned final month that it’s going to check an enhancing perform later this 12 months on Twitter Blue, a premium subscription model of the platform. The premium tier already permits customers to undo tweets, however the skill to edit a posted tweet can be new.
While the enhancing perform check is reserved for Twitter Blue members, it seems the Twitter Circle testing is obtainable to a small group throughout the usual and premium variations. A Twitter spokesperson confirmed with CNET an earlier tweet from @twittersafety that the corporate is “at the moment testing Twitter Circle with a small group of individuals on Twitter globally.”
Some Tweets are for everybody & others are only for folks you’ve picked.
We’re now testing Twitter Circle, which helps you to add as much as 150 individuals who can see your Tweets once you wish to share with a smaller crowd.
Some of you may create your individual Twitter Circle starting as we speak! pic.twitter.com/nLaTG8qctp
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) May 3, 2022
News of the Twitter Circle function and testing comes after Elon Musk struck a deal final week to purchase Twitter for $44 billion. Given the timeframe of the Twitter Circle check, it is unlikely Musk’s takeover bid had something to do with releasing the brand new check.
