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Elon Musk's Twitter removes device labels from tweets

 



In another such development, Elon Musk told that Twitter has now removed the device label from tweets.

Twitter, the microblogging site has been going through several changes almost every day since Elon Musk completed a $44 billion deal and took over the social media platform in October this year. From adding blue ticks, $8 for the home page, to mute and block signals, billionaire Musk has vowed to shake up the company.

Musk himself keeps internet users updated with the changes made in Twitter. In another such development, he pointed out that Twitter has now removed the device label from tweets.

"Twitter has removed the ability to see which device a tweet comes from. (Twitter for iPhone, Twitter for Android)," a Twitter handle called 'Pubity' said in a post, which Musk later tweeted Retweeted.


— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022

Earlier today, the new Tweet chief, who suspended and later reinstated the accounts of more than half a dozen prominent journalists, said Twitter would now include 'mute' and 'block' signals for Blue Verified.

He further stated that all actions of Twitter users for a tweet would be factored into the "NN model" (neural network) and tweeting account including positive actions.

Another thing Musk announced yesterday was that Twitter will make it easier to see tweets from just "who you follow, as well as other tweet curation".

Last week, Musk resumed sales of his Twitter Blue premium offering, which gives users a blue verification badge with their name, after a week-long pause because some customers used the paid service to impersonate well-known accounts. were using.

Users will now have to pay $8 per month to avail the Twitter Blue service. The service assigns a checkmark in a blue badge next to their profile pictures and will be able to edit tweets, among other perks.

Musk is also taking a subtle shot at Apple Inc. as part of the relaunch of Twitter Blue. The company will charge $11 per month if they subscribe through Apple's Twitter app for iOS, an attempt to recoup the fees Apple collects for in-app purchases.

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