Twitter begins the test phase for the new feature which for now will be only in English and by invitation, but viewable all over the world. It’s called Communities and it allows platform users to connect with others who share the same interests or topics. “Some conversations are not intended for everyone, but only for people who want to discuss a certain topic. Thanks to Communities, a user can post a Tweet directly to the group instead of addressing the entire audience made up of his followers. At the same time, only participants in the same community will be able to respond and join the conversation, keeping it intimate and relevant, “explains the company.
However, the pages and timelines of the Communities will remain public and can be consulted by anyone on Twitter who wants to read, quote and report the tweets of the Community. “The moderators – adds the microblog – will have a central role in the Twitter Communities: they can decide the rules, invite people who with their contribution can give added value to the conversations and identify other moderators to keep the space orderly and coherent. The Communities become as well as places where the atmosphere and tone of the conversation is decided by people who share the same interests and always looking for a stimulating confrontation. At the moment, the creation of Community is limited to the most popular themes such as dogs, weather, sneakers , skincare and astrology, but in the coming months Twitter will give the possibility to more and more people to take advantage of the function by creating groups in which to converse about any topic. At present, to join a community it is necessary to be invited but other ways to join in these new spaces will soon be added. “
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