Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, the platform has not stopped undergoing changes. The entrepreneur first changed the logo and name of the social network, calling it X. Then he introduced limitations on the number of tweets and direct messages that can be read and sent daily, which users did not like.
And now it has decided to eliminate another extremely important feature within the platform: circles. In this article we explain everything you need to know about this new feature of the microblogging network and its potential impact on users.
Twitter Circles: What They Are and How They Work
Generally, your content on X (formerly Twitter) can be seen by anyone who follows you. However, this may change with Circles.
With this feature, when you post a new tweet, you can choose whether you want it to be visible to all your followers or just members of your Circle. Therefore, Twitter circles are a privacy tool that allows you to share your posts with a select group of people (a maximum of 150), so that only they can respond and interact with your content.
This is a concept comparable to Instagram’s “best friends”, through which it is possible to determine which followers have access to certain publications, keeping secret who makes up that private circle.
When was this feature born?
The company implemented this tool in August 2022, before Elon Musk acquired the platform. Its main goal was for users to be able to share their content with a specific audience, at the same time has reduced the need to create secondary or private accounts on the social network.
However, Starting October 31st the Clubs will be a thing of the past. New posts can no longer be shared with limited groups of users, nor can new people be added to them.
While no specific reason was given for ending the feature, Musk communicated via a reply to a tweet this is done in favor of developing improved communities and group chats in direct messages.
How to remove someone from the Twitter Circle?
Even though it will no longer be possible to add new people to your Circle, you will be able to do so you can remove members if you wish. To do this, you will have to follow the following steps:
- Log in to your Twitter account at https://x.com
- Go to the account profile of the user who is part of your Twitter circle and who you want to delete.
- Stop following him. Doing so will remove the user from your Circle and will not have access to your content previously shared in that group.
- If you wish, follow that person again without them being part of your Circle.
Conclusion
Now you know the most relevant thing about deleting Twitter circles. THE Elon Musk’s decision marks the end of a feature that allowed users to selectively share content, which raises questions about how privacy dynamics will evolve on the platform.
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