Twitter Tests Tweet Author Controls Limiting Conversation and Replies

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Twitter Tests Tweet Author Controls Limiting Conversation and Replies

engine

12:00 pm on May 21, 2020 (gmt 0)

Twitter is testing a new author controls feature where a tweet's author can choose who can reply, such as only people you follow, , only people you mention, or the default of everyone. Tweets with the filtered options will have reply greyed out, but the message can be read, retweeted with or without a comment, and liked.
The test is limited, but a global test on iOS and Android.

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tangor

6:43 am on May 22, 2020 (gmt 0)

Ah ... filtering to prevent comments. Interesting.

engine

8:35 am on May 22, 2020 (gmt 0)

No, it doesn't prevent comments. It allows a conversation of a group the user chooses. People can still comment, but not in the same thread.
It could create better quality conversations, and avoid the comments that don't contribute value to a conversation.

tangor

10:56 am on May 22, 2020 (gmt 0)

"... a group the user chooses..."

Sounds like filtering to me. :)

n0tSEO

10:10 am on May 25, 2020 (gmt 0)

It would be more interesting if the segmented tweets would only be viewable to that specific segment (e.g. followers or mentioned users). The way it sounds now... I have to agree with tangor.