Since completing the takeover of Twitter late in October, the world’s second richest billionaire Elon Musk has introduced a host of changes ranging from the blue tick verification charge to incorporation of mute and block signals from Blue Verified accounts as downvotes. Now, in the latest development, the new Twitter boss has confirmed that the platform will no longer show iPhone and Android labels.
Until now, users could see whether a tweet has made from an iPhone or an Android Phone, however, the billionaire on Sunday confirmed the labels would no longer be visible. Responding to a tweet claiming, “Twitter has removed the ability to see which device a tweet comes from. (Twitter for iPhone, Twitter for Android),” Musk said, “Hallelujah”.
This is the latest update in the series of changes that Musk seems to have in store for his latest acquisition – Twitter. He had last month indicated the same saying that the microblogging site will “finally cease adding what device a tweet was made on” while describing the feature as a “waste of screen space & computer.”
“And we will finally stop adding what device a tweet was written on (waste of screen space & compute) below every tweet. Literally no one even knows why we did that…” Musk had said.
The 51-year-old billionaire, who came under fire for blocking accounts of journalists and later restored them, on Saturday said Twitter will start incorporating mute and block signals from Blue Verified accounts as downvotes. On Friday, the billionaire had said that he would reinstate the accounts of journalists that were suspended. Musk had accused them of endangering his family.
Reinstating their accounts, the billionaire said, “The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now.”
Meanwhile, Twitter relaunched a revamped version of its subscription service on Monday, December 12, but at a higher price for Apple users. The company announced that the service will be available for subscription on web for $8/month or on iOS for $11/month.
