Following Twitter’s visit to four African countries in November 2019, the company has opened its first African office in Ghana. However, it appears several of its job roles are focused on the Nigerian…
Twitter may introduce ‘Undo Tweet’ feature soon
@Twitter may introduce a timed ‘Undo Tweet’ feature soon, which will only be available for paid subscribers. This is the third feature it will add after confirming its intention to monetis…
With ‘Super Follow’, you can now get paid for tweeting
Two weeks after it hinted on bringing subscription plans in 2021, @Twitter has finally announced how users can earn by tweeting. It plans to introduce ‘Super Follow’ and a few other featur…
Forget pitch stages and freelance websites, Twitter is Africa’s next talent hub
Beyond microblogging, Twitter is evolving into a hub for job/gig hunting, securing startup investments, and spotlighting African tech talents. Here’s how to tap into the emerging goldmine.…
With Fleets, Twitter wants to help users have safer conversations
Twitter finally joins the disappearing stories wagon like most social networking platforms, and the feature is called Fleets. Twitter hopes that this will encourage safer conversations. What are the p…
It’s the era of audio messaging, but let’s not bet on voice tweets yet
Asides the ability to tweet voice on iOS devices – an option introduced in June – Twitter has started testing audio direct messaging feature. We predict that the latter has a higher chance of widespre…
Twitter users can now express their thoughts with voice tweets, only on iOS
Twitter users on iOS devices can now tweet their voices in place of text. But what does this mean for the platform’s current model?…
Twitter’s new ‘test’ feature wants you to share only links you have opened
Twitter is experimenting with a new feature that nudges you to open and read an article before retweeting, in a bid to reduce misinformation …
Twitter releases native quoted tweets feature in beta version
Following an update, Twitter has started testing a native quoted tweets feature. And this has since gotten positive feedback from users.…
Twitter CEO suspends Africa move due to coronavirus, among other reasons
Following heightened global coronavirus concerns, Twitter and Square CEO, Jack Dorsey, is rethinking his plan to spend six months in 2020 in Africa. But there is more to this decision…
Twitter wants to give you more control over your conversations with its new “hide reply” feature
“Out of sight, out of mind.” You don’t need to worry about having offensive or derogatory replies to your tweets anymore, you can now hide them with these simple clicks.…
Facebook, Twitter and differing approaches to curbing their influence on global politics
Having identified social media’s influence on global elections, Facebook and Twitter are making efforts to reduce it to a bare minimum. But they have differing approaches.…
How Nigeria’s future elections could change based on Twitter’s new rules
The visit of Jack Dorsey — Twitter’s CEO — to Nigeria and Twitter’s ban on political advertising make us ask what Nigerian Twitter would have looked like if the ban was in place bef…
Highlights from the town hall meeting with Jack Dorsey and the Twitter team at Techpoint Africa
Twitter team led by Jack Dorsey, in a town hall meeting at Techpoint’s headquarters, revealed the reasons behind the visit his and plans the company has for Africa, especially Nigeria. Here are …
From hashtags to the reality: 5 impactful social movements in Nigeria that started on Twitter
To commemorate the presence of Twitter’s co-founder and CEO, Jack Dorsey, in Nigeria, we take a look at some of the country’s biggest social movements that originated from Twitter.…
Twitter temporarily disables tweeting via SMS after its CEO got hacked
Shortly after the CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked, Twitter temporarily suspends tweeting via text message…
Why Africa’s most popular internet trend, ‘O jewa ke eng?’ has refused to die
What started as a simple tweet had become more or less a movement, sparking conversation around sensitive topics…
Your Twitter account may have been suspended by accident
Following a wide-spread suspension that swept through Twitter on Monday*, the company has confirmed that it may have been an error and that some of the accounts have been restored…
Random or not so random suspensions are currently ongoing on Twitter
Like Thanos’ infinity gauntlet, Twitter has been suspending accounts in a seemingly random manner.…
Instagram and Twitter want to hide like and RT counts, what does this mean for Nigerian influencer marketers?
Instagram and Twitter may soon hide like and retweet counts in order to create a healthy environment for users. Find our how this may affect Nigerian influencer marketers.…
