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A new way to receive and show support on Twitter: with money and a privacy fiasco

And other creator-first strategies on social apps

Patricia Soares da Costa
May 10, 2021
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👋 After Clubhouse added a direct payment option for listeners to support creators,

🦅 Twitter is testing a new Tip Jar feature: a new way for people to send and receive tips and show support, another feature it’s users had unofficially pioneered.

🔎 As it doesn’t require a real name, one can be anonymous on Twitter. But because the Tip Jar bounces you to a third-party payment platform, you’re suddenly playing by different rules - a privacy fiasco that was entirely avoidable.

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show your love, leave a tip now testing Tip Jar, a new way to give and receive money on Twitter 💸 more coming soon...
GIF showing how to access Tip Jar, a new way to give and receive money on Twitter from someone's profile page by clicking the icon next to the Direct Message icon and selecting Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Patreon or Bandcamp.

May 6th 2021

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