New features are coming for Twitter Blue users that will display 50% fewer advertisements on their timelines and give them a visibility boost.
“As you scroll, you will see approximately twice as many organic or non-promoted Tweets placed in between promoted Tweets or ads. There may be times when there are more or fewer non-promoted Tweets between promoted Tweets,” the description of the feature says.
The company specified that the new features will only be available to accounts that have been verified officially and received their checkmark.— Elon Musk On top of seeing less advertising, Blue users will have their tweets boosted slightly, giving them more exposure than free users. Originally, the company said that paid users would receive priority in replies, but that has been changed to “priority in conversations and search.” The company clarifies that if a paid user replies to a tweet they will get a “small boost” to their tweet ranking.
The change in policy over tweet priority and boosting has led to criticism from users concerned over the platform being taken over by those who can afford it. Since Mr.
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