Twitter

• Twitter’s coauthor feature is a literal approach to sharing your thoughts
• Twitter taps Facebook’s former teen-in-residence to lead Gen Z push

  In a bid to connect with Gen Z users, the bird app has hired Michael Sayman, Facebook’s former “teen-in-residence” who went on to work at Google and, most recently, Roblox.

  
• 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 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?