Twitter Circle is now rolling out to some users, as the company is making an official statement on this new feature. What started as an “alternative timeline for Trusted Friends” a year ago is now finally seeing the light of day.
According to Twitter Safety’s post, “some tweets are for everyone and others are just for people you’ve picked.”
https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1521540727557218309We are now testing Twitter Circle, which lets you add up to 150 people who can see your Tweets when you want to share with a smaller crowd.
Twitter Circle is similar to Instagram’s Close Friends function in that it allows you to choose which friends can see more of your personal stories.
- Add your people: you can choose up to 150 of them to include in your Twitter Circle;
- Tweet to only them: go on – share those thoughts. Only your Circle can see and reply to them;
- Change things up anytime: want to edit your Twitter Circle? Go for it. People won’t be notified if you remove them.
After editing the list, users will notice a green bubble when typing a tweet. They have the option of making it only for a select users or for everyone.
Circle’s tweets will also appear in a distinctive way in the timeline, letting other users know they’ve been chosen. It’s worth noting that people can only like, not retweet, the tweet.
