X Releases New Features for Community Admins, Here Are the Benefits
Twitter platform, now X, has launched a new feature that allows community administrators to ask new people to answer questions before joining a group. This feature is part of Twitter Communities, which is a new way for users to connect, talk and interact with other people who share the same interests and hobbies.There are several benefits of this feature for community admins. After its launch, the official X account called this feature “gatekeeping allowed”.With this new feature, community admins on X can now ask new people to answer a few questions before they join a group. Judging from the screenshot X shared, the page for joining the group contains questions, group rules, and other content. Apart from that, there is also an “Agree and Join” button at the bottom. This is similar to social communication platforms such as Facebook and Chinese QQ.After Elon Musk acquired Twitter, he considered turning the social media platform Twitter into a super app like WeChat. In the first half of last year, he already talked about his love for WeChat models on podcasts.“It's like a combination of Twitter, PayPal and a lot of other things, using a great interface. This brings them all together. This is a very good application. "We don't have anything like this outside China," he said, as reported by Gizchina, Tuesday (17/10/2023).In August this year, X CEO Linda Yaccarino predicted that X would launch audio and video calling functions. He added that Musk believes in vertical integration, and Twitter would be a great example of vertical integration.What is a Twitter Community?Twitter Communities is a feature that allows users to create and join groups based on their interests. These groups are managed by community administrators and moderators who have community rules and keep conversations informative, relevant, and fun around shared hobbies.1.This new feature has several benefits for community admins. Here are some of them:Ensure that new members are a good fit for the community: By having new people answer questions before joining the group, community administrators can ensure that new members have the same interests and values as existing members.2.Reducing spam and trolls: By requiring questions, community administrators can reduce the number of aspam accounts and trolls joining the group.3.Customizable questions: Community administrators can customize questions to suit community needs.So, how do you create a Twitter Community?1. Open the Twitter app or website and click the “Community” tab.2. Click the “Create Community” button.3. Choose your community name and add a description.4. Select the type of community you want to create (public or private).5. Select membership settings (public or private).6. Invite members to join the community.Pros and Cons of New Community FeaturesExcess:– Ensure new members are beneficial to society– Reduce spam and trolls– Customizable questionsCounter:– Can allow groups that comply with X's terms and policies by preventing people who might flag or report the group's content– Can create a more exclusive status for some communities. This means only a few people will have access, as admins consider their responses to determine eligibility.
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Twitter platform, now X, has launched a new feature that allows community administrators to ask new people to answer questions before joining a group. This feature is part of Twitter Communities, which is a new way for users to connect, talk and interact with other people who share the same interests and hobbies.
There are several benefits of this feature for community admins. After its launch, the official X account called this feature “gatekeeping allowed”.
With this new feature, community admins on X can now ask new people to answer a few questions before they join a group. Judging from the screenshot X shared, the page for joining the group contains questions, group rules, and other content. Apart from that, there is also an “Agree and Join” button at the bottom. This is similar to social communication platforms such as Facebook and Chinese QQ.
After Elon Musk acquired Twitter, he considered turning the social media platform Twitter into a super app like WeChat. In the first half of last year, he already talked about his love for WeChat models on podcasts.
“It's like a combination of Twitter, PayPal and a lot of other things, using a great interface. This brings them all together. This is a very good application. "We don't have anything like this outside China," he said, as reported by Gizchina, Tuesday (17/10/2023).
In August this year, X CEO Linda Yaccarino predicted that X would launch audio and video calling functions. He added that Musk believes in vertical integration, and Twitter would be a great example of vertical integration.
What is a Twitter Community?
Twitter Communities is a feature that allows users to create and join groups based on their interests. These groups are managed by community administrators and moderators who have community rules and keep conversations informative, relevant, and fun around shared hobbies.
1.This new feature has several benefits for community admins. Here are some of them:
Ensure that new members are a good fit for the community: By having new people answer questions before joining the group, community administrators can ensure that new members have the same interests and values as existing members.
2.Reducing spam and trolls: By requiring questions, community administrators can reduce the number of a
spam accounts and trolls joining the group.
3.Customizable questions: Community administrators can customize questions to suit community needs.
So, how do you create a Twitter Community?
1. Open the Twitter app or website and click the “Community” tab.
2. Click the “Create Community” button.
3. Choose your community name and add a description.
4. Select the type of community you want to create (public or private).
5. Select membership settings (public or private).
6. Invite members to join the community.
Pros and Cons of New Community Features
Excess:
– Ensure new members are beneficial to society
– Reduce spam and trolls
– Customizable questions
Counter:
– Can allow groups that comply with X's terms and policies by preventing people who might flag or report the group's content
– Can create a more exclusive status for some communities. This means only a few people will have access, as admins consider their responses to determine eligibility.
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