Twitter is rolling out individual DM replies, reaction emoji and more this month: everything you need to know
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has announced that its popular microblogging platform plans to roll out new features including individual direct messages (DMs), the use of any reaction emoji and encryption on Twitter later this month.
“Got to enable ability to reply to individual DMs, use any reaction emoji and encryption later this month,” he tweeted. Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk’s message. In February, Musk said the microblogging platform would offer users the ability to adjust the algorithm to a “closer match” “over the coming months.”
Aiming to roll out ability to reply to individual DMs, use any reaction emoji & encryption later this month— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
March 5, 2023
“Nice updates help the conversations run smoother. I’m especially looking forward to the different reaction emojis… it’s the little things,” the user commented. “Excellent. Chat encryption is especially necessary,” another user said. Additionally, the user praised Musk’s efforts in introducing the new features and also asked if he could bring the “unsend” feature to direct messages as well.
In related news, Twitter recently expanded its Blue subscription service to more than 20 countries in Europe. These countries include the Netherlands, Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Sweden, Romania, Czech Republic, Finland, Denmark, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Slovakia, Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia, Croatia, Luxembourg, Malta and Cyprus, Twitter About- according to the page.
With this expansion, the Blue subscription service is now available in more than 35 countries worldwide. Last month, the microblogging platform expanded Twitter Blue to six countries, including Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
In December of last year, Twitter launched its Blue subscription service with confirmation, which costs $8 for Android users and $11 for iPhone owners per month. The company later added features such as the ability to send 60-minute videos and 4,000-character tweets, as well as being prioritized in conversations.
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