Twitter Checkmarks in 2023 [Infographic]

Trying to work out what all of Twitter's new profile badges mean?

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 12, 2023

Twitter Shuts Down More International Offices as Musk and Co. Continue to Cut Costs

Elon Musk continues his cost-cutting measures, which could have long-term impacts.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 12, 2023

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A look at the recent top stories in social media and what they mean for marketers.

By Social Media Today staff

Twitter Considers Selling Freed-Up Usernames at Auction to Facilitate Equal Access

An auction process would enable all users to have a shot at getting the handle they want - while also raising funds for Twitter.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 11, 2023

Twitter Rolls Out New, Swipeable Feed of Only Users That You Follow in the App

An easier way to access a non-algorithmic tweet timeline.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2023

Twitter Adds ‘Hashfetti’ Effect to Branded Hashtag Campaigns

The new option will see a flood of hashmoji fall down the screen when tapped.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2023

Twitter Outlines Roll-Out Plan for Alternative Feeds, Updated Bookmarks UI and Long-Form Tweets

Elon Musk has mapped out a series of new UI updates coming over the next few months.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2023

Twitter Previews New Bookmarks UI, Making the Functionality Easier to Access

Elon believes that bookmarks provides more valuable functionality than most realize.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 6, 2023

Twitter Continues to Develop Tweet Awards as Another Creator Monetization Opportunity

The option would provide another way for both creators and Twitter to generate revenue in the app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 5, 2023

Twitter’s Looking to Launch Advanced Search in its Mobile App

Twitter will soon provide a lot more search qualifiers in the mobile app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 4, 2023

Twitter Will Allow Political Ads Once Again, While Also Relaxing its Rules Around Cause-Based Promotions

Twitter famously banned political advertising back in 2019.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 4, 2023

Twitter Will Re-Launch Swipeable Feed Alternatives Amid Growing Frustration Around Tweet Recommendations

Twitter 2.0 should really be called 'Twitter 1.5', because there's not much new in this 'updated' iteration of the app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 30, 2022

Twitter Tests Updated Format for Tweet View Count Display

Twitter's new view count display hasn't been hugely popular, but this might help.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 27, 2022

Twitter Rolls Out Priority Tweet Ranking, Longer Video Uploads to Blue Subscribers

Some new Twitter Blue incentives are now rolling out.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 23, 2022

Elon Flags Emoji Reactions for Tweets to Provide More Response Options

More ways to react to tweets?

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 23, 2022

Twitter Adds New Stock Pricing Info to Cashtag Searches

More contextual data for stock market related searches.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 21, 2022

Twitter Adds New Qualification Process for Community Notes to Improve Note Value

The additional process will add an extra layer of screening to ensure better quality Notes contributions.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 21, 2022

Twitter Switches Brand Profile Avatars to Squares to Counter Impersonation

Time to update your Twitter avatars on your brand profiles.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2022

Twitter Provides New Ad Placement Controls to Reassure Ad Partners

The new controls will help to ensure their ads don't appear alongside offensive tweets.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2022

A Look at All the Changes Implemented by Elon Musk at Twitter in his Time as Chief Twit

We didn't think we'd be doing a review of Musk's time as 'Chief Twit' so quickly.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2022

Twitter Implements New Rules Banning Links to Other Social Platforms

Team Elon has pulled another controversial move, as they continue to re-shape the platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 18, 2022

Twitter’s Banning of Journalists Could Help to Establish a New Approach to Content Moderation in the App

Elon Musk seems to agree that tweets that could cause real world harm are a problem. Which is the key challenge for moderation teams.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 16, 2022

Twitter’s New Rules Around Live Location Sharing Could Open Up New Avenues for Political Censorship

Twitter has implemented new rules to outlaw live location sharing, at the behest of Elon Musk.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 15, 2022

Would Self-Classification of Social Posts Improve the Key Problems in Moderating Online Speech?

Being able to control what types of content you see on social is one thing, but is it enough to address the key challenges of moderation?

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 14, 2022

Twitter Shuts Down Revue Newsletter Platform Following ‘Twitter Files’ Response from Former CEO

Twitter acquired Revue in January last year, with a view to providing more monetization options for creators.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 14, 2022

Elon Musk Says ‘Ad Free’ Version of Twitter Blue is Coming

Ad-free Twitter? Elon will need a lot of people to sign-up to his $8 verification plan to make this a reality.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2022