What is Twitter Blue and what does it do?

Twitter Blue is a paid membership service that gives you unique capabilities for a monthly charge. On Twitter, people frequently debate about which features the site should have, and some of the most popular demands have been implemented into the premium version.

The most visible of these features is undoubtedly the Undo Tweet button, which isn't really a tweet edit tool as many had asked for, but it does provide a means to swiftly correct a tweet.

Here's a quick summary of what comes with a Twitter Blue subscription:

Undo Tweet: You may edit a tweet after publishing it, although this isn't quite an editing tool. You have 60 seconds to reverse a message, reply, or thread you've put up on Twitter.
Reader for threads: Long threads are now easier to read thanks to the new Reader Mode. As you scroll through a thread, large tiles will showcase each tweet underneath, displaying only the tweet and any accompanying videos or photos. Distractions like the username, avatar, date and numbers are all gone when enabled. You can also customize text size.
Bookmark folders: Now you can organize your messy bookmarks into folders so that they're easier to find. Whenever you bookmark a tweet, you'll be asked if you want to add it to a folder.
Ad-free articles: Read stories from The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Rolling Stone and more -- without advertisements. More than 45 sites are available with others coming. Also, a piece of your subscription fee goes directly to these sites. Note that "ad-free" applies just to these articles and not elsewhere in Twitter.
Custom navigation: You can customize it and add bookmarks, lists, profile and monetization icons (iOS only).
App Icons: You now choose a different Twitter app icon for your home screen: eight permanent icons and three seasonal ones (iOS only)
Themes: Choose between six theme colors: blue (original), yellow, red, purple, orange and green (iOS only).
Experimental features: Use unreleased experimental features, such as pinned DM conversations and 10-minute long video uploads (desktop only).

Twitter Blue is a $3 monthly subscription that includes extra features such as an undo button and ad-free news items.

For the time being, Twitter Blue has a rather limited collection of extra features aimed at users who spend the most time on the platform. This category comprises "verified longtime Twitter users," "news lovers," and other "super tweeters," according to Twitter's Sara Beukpour. To put it another way, the 25% of Twitter users who send 97 percent of all tweets.

And after a month of using Twitter Blue, I'm not convinced it's worth $3 per month for most people. The features are mainly beneficial, but it's a pain that they don't always work the same way throughout Twitter's app and website. But there are undeniably valuable features, and I'm interested to see what "premium Twitter" will bring next. But for now, take a peek at what $3 can get you.

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Discourse DigitalBy JD BerkowitzApr 05, 2022