On Thursday, Twitter began allowing certain users to add virtual tips to their accounts so that people can throw money to back up their tweets.
A certain number of users who tweeted in English around the world can add a "reminder pot" feature to their profile, according to Esther Crawford, Twitter's senior product manager.
The group includes creators, journalists, experts and non-profit organizations.
"You promote conversations on Twitter, and we hope to make it easier for you to support each other where you follow, retweet and like". Crawford wrote in his blog.
" This is the first step in our work to create new ways for people to get money and show support on Twitter.
According to Crawford, the tip can icon on the profile page indicates Payments should be made to services such as Patreon, PayPal or Venmo to send money to the creator.
Twitter does not accept any tip reduction,
said: “Soon, more people will be able to add Tip Jar to their profile , We will "expand to more languages." Crawford
global one-to-many messaging platform hopes to expand its user level and make people spend more time on the service.
reported lower-than-expected revenue last week and disappointing user growth.
Twitter has been working hard to surpass its core audience, including celebrities, journalists and political leaders, even though it has become an important forum for political debate.
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