This New Twitter Feature Elon Musk Just Announced Actually Sounds Useful

Answering user queries about the upcoming long-form tweeting feature and whether it will allow users to subscribe or tip the writer, Musk answered that it will indeed be possible. To recall, Twitter already has a tipping feature and it even accepts donations in the form of crypto coins. The subscription part, however, is interesting. Twitter is reportedly shutting down its newsletter platform called Revue later this year. It appears that Musk wants to take the newsletter subscription formula and tie it to the long-form content format, while also adding a donation system into the mix.

It is unclear how the UI of Twitter’s upcoming feature will shape up, but when a user asked if it is actually Twitter Notes, Musk replied it will be “something like that.” Interestingly, a former Twitter employee working with the Twitter Blue team mentioned that Musk laid off the entire team that developed the note feature (via Twitter). Musk has actually shut down entire departments and initiated drastic reductions in the workforce across the entire company, while simultaneously accelerating the product development. The company is currently working on bringing back Vine to take on TikTok, as well as a paywalled video feature.