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Long form tweets, bookmark button and more: Elon Musk lists upcoming Twitter features

 




Netizens are excited about the new development Elon Musk announced on Twitter.


Elon Musk has announced several new Twitter features that will start rolling out as early as next week. Easy swipe right/left to move between recommended vs followed tweets, part of a much bigger UI overhaul, rolling out later this week, Musk tweeted. The bookmark button, which will actually be muted like the tweet description, will debut a week later, he said, adding that long-form tweets will debut in early February.


Easier right/left swipes to move between recommended vs followed tweets will roll out later this week.


The first part of a much bigger UI overhaul.


The bookmark button (actually muted) on tweet details rolls out after a week.


Long Form Tweets in early February


— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 8, 2023


Netizens seem excited about the new development. "Can't wait for the long form tweets!! Loving the new changes and updates so far," wrote one user.


A user warned about the use of long tweets. "Beware the long one. Maybe do a smaller test rollout for the blue sub first... Part of the beauty of Twitter is how it forces me to write concisely and therefore my messages (sic)" Thinks more critically about the origins of the," the user wrote.


Meanwhile, Twitter cut more employees in the unit responsible for hate speech and harassment, as well as the trust and safety team that handles global content moderation, according to a January 7 Bloomberg news report. Employees at the company's Dublin and Singapore headquarters were affected by at least a dozen more cuts on the night of January 6, according to the article, which cited people familiar with the situation.



Bloomberg reported that Nour Azhar bin Ayoob, who was appointed as director of site integrity for the Asia-Pacific region, and Analuisa Dominguez, senior director of revenue policy at Twitter, were among those leaving the social media network controlled by Musk. . The report said staff from the platform's teams in charge of misinformation, international outreach and state media policies were also let go.

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