Twitter

• Twitter taps Facebook’s former teen-in-residence to lead Gen Z push
• Twitter launches new dashboard to remind creators it has monetization now

  Twitter says creators’ estimated earnings are pre-fees, so their actual payouts “may look smaller.”

  
• Twitter is trying to delegate fact-checking to volunteer users. So, uh, how’s that working out?

  Introduced in January 2021, Birdwatch calls on volunteer users to flag viral tweets that contain misinformation, and add corrective notes to those tweets with links to trustworthy sources.

  
• Twitter Is Testing ‘Flocks’ So You Can Just Tweet With Your Besties

  Twitter is developing ‘close friends’ feature internally referred to as ‘Flocks’, though it's unknown whether it will ever see the light of day.

  
• Twitter Is Rolling Out NFT Profile Picture Authentication — But Only For ‘Blue’ Subscribers
• Twitter Is Testing A Reaction Video Format Called ‘Tweet Takes’
• Twitter Is Testing A TikTok Revamp Of Its Explore Tab
• Jack Dorsey Resigns As CEO Of Twitter
• Twitter To Pilot Social Commerce Tools In First-Ever Stream With Walmart, Jason Derulo
• Twitter’s VP Of Global Content Partnerships Departs To Join Los Angeles Rams
• Insights: Will Twitter Be Blue When It Discovers What It’s Really Worth?
• Twitter Wants More Creators To Use Spaces—So It’s Offering Them $2,500 A Month