Twitter: “all those salespeople who can no longer fake the numbers”, Elon Musk’s new feature is here

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Twitter, countless twists

If you’re bored, Twitter is a great platform to pass the time here and there. But to be entertained, you can also simply follow the news around the platform, which is just as entertaining. So yes, the subject revolves around Elon Musk all the time, and the countless turnarounds.

After taking the reins of the social network, Elon introduced a system of paid subscriptions, before abandoning it and then reinstating it in a new form. If you look closely, now there are badges that are totally confusing. A gray badge next to a profile name corresponds to a political entity, a yellow badge corresponds to an official entity, but the problem lies with the blue badges.

The same blue badge can have several meanings. When you click on one of them, you can display details. Some accounts have this verification because they were verified by Twitter before Elon Musk arrived. Others are because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue, the social network’s paid service.

In short, a small micmac but which does not stop there. Advocating freedom of expression, Elon has chained actions that simply go against this value, starting with the banning of employees and journalists criticizing his actions. Some have been returned or rehired, but confusion reigns.

The latest antics of the billionaire lies in a survey launched on his community. A great enthusiast of democracy, he let the people vote to determine whether he will remain boss of Twitter. The result fell against him, but we suspect that he will still find a way around this decision. Indeed, we have been able to see him interact with certain Internet users talking about robots having voted en masse against him.

Tweet views now public

And among all these changes, a new feature has just appeared today. It concerns tweet statistics. Most tweet information is private except for likes, retweets, replies, and quoted tweets. But from now on, everyone can see the number of people who have seen a tweet.

If you’re on a computer, everything should work without having to do anything. On a smartphone, chances are that you will have to update your application to see the small graphic logo appear at the bottom left of each post.

We love stats, so this addition is always cool to have. And as MisterMV points out very well, it’s a private element that becomes public, which will complicate the life of salespeople a little. The latter work for brands and aim to distribute their tweets or advertisements to as many people as possible. And now that everyone can see this information, it is no longer possible to distort the statistics. Shame.