New Twitter setting only lets paying users reply to tweets – Yahoo Sport

A phone displays the Twitter account for Elon Musk, showing the new logo for Twitter (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)A brand new setting on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, will prevent those who are not verified from replying to tweets.The feature was announced by the platform’s official account with a post that said: “You can now limit replies to verified users.”The owner of X, Elon Musk, retweeted the announcement, adding: “This should help a lot with spam bots.”The screenshot shared with the announcement shows a dropdown menu of options, with the tweeter getting to decide who can reply to their posts.The instructions within the setting explain: “Pick who can reply to this post. Keep in mind that anyone mentioned can always reply.”The options provided in the image are: everyone, verified accounts, accounts you follow, and only accounts you mention.The new feature comes amid a series of changes to the platform, including Circles being scrapped and the Twitter Blue subscription service being introduced.Recently, in late September, Musk revealed that users may soon have to pay to use the social media platform.During a streamed conversation with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, the entrepreneur said users might be charged “some
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