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Has someone DM-ed you saying they’re from Twitter Support?
Spoiler alert: they’re not.
Twitter will never ask you to provide your password via email, DM, or reply — or sign-in to a non-Twitter website.
More from @TechCrunch 👇
techcrunch.com/2022/08/05/tha…
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ps: we weren’t joking
twitter.com/Twitter/status…
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now that everyone is asking…
yes, we’ve been working on an edit feature since last year!
no, we didn’t get the idea from a poll 😉
we're kicking off testing within @TwitterBlue Labs in the coming months to learn what works, what doesn’t, and what’s possible.
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Recapping some of the most 🔥new features we shipped this year. Buckle up, it’s a long one 🧵
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bottom line is we didn’t see this coming, but we were prepared. ok, i’m done
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Fleets are going away tomorrow but hey i’m still here - gay (promoted!) comms manager twitter.com/TwitterComms/s…
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To all the Arabic speaking women on Twitter.com - we’ve launched a new language setting that addresses you in the feminine form.
Join the conversation with #FeminineArabic #أتحدث_بالمؤنث
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Yes, the rumors are true.
Twitter Blue is now available in Australia and Canada.
Bookmark Folders? ✔️
Undo Tweet? ✔️
Reader Mode? ✔️
Plus other fun surprises.
More about Twitter Blue: blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/c…
And don’t forget to follow @TwitterBlue to share your feedback!
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WHEW 🥵
Having a hard time keeping track of everything Twitter announced this week? Us too. Here's a recap as we roll into the weekend 👇
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bc it's not real twitter.com/zyyes/status/1…
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we are once again asking for you to follow the instructions we’ve repeatedly communicated in order to keep your verified badge twitter.com/TwitterSupport…
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What to expect on Twitter on US Inauguration Day 2021, including details on transferring institutional White House Twitter accounts: blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/c…
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To make sure that people have context about the #Election2020 conversation on Twitter, everyone in the US will now see this reminder that official election results may be delayed, which also points them to the latest news and information.
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We're doing this to encourage everyone to read news articles before Tweeting them, regardless of the publication or the article. If you want to Retweet or Quote Tweet it, literally just click once more. More: twitter.com/TwitterSupport… twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/s…
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2nd, we’re preventing “liked by” & “followed by” recommendations from showing up in your home timeline. This will likely slow down how quickly Tweets from accounts & topics you don’t follow reach you, but is a worthwhile sacrifice to encourage thoughtful & explicit amplification.
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The recent issue was caused by an inadvertent change we made to our internal systems. Twitter should be working for everyone within the next few hours. twitter.com/TwitterSupport…
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tweets that wish or hope for death, serious bodily harm or fatal disease against *anyone* are not allowed and will need to be removed. this does not automatically mean suspension. help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-p… twitter.com/jason_koebler/…
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📰 More reading – people open articles 40% more often after seeing the prompt
📰 More informed Tweeting – people opening articles before RTing increased by 33%
📰 Some people didn’t end up RTing after opening the article – which is fine! Some Tweets are
best left in drafts 😏
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What’s next:
🔜 Making the prompt smaller after you’ve seen it once, because we get that you get it
🔜Working on bringing these prompts to everyone globally soon 👀
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We shouldn't have to say this, but you should read an article before you Tweet it. twitter.com/TwitterSupport…
So, we’ve been prompting some people to do exactly that. Here’s what we’ve learned so far. ⤵️
👋 Twitter Communications team here! Check out our Tweets to see what's happening at Twitter.