Twitter plans to launch a new platform for long articles. This feature will let people write and read posts much longer than current tweets. Twitter aims to compete better with other writing websites. The company wants to attract professional writers and bloggers.
(Twitter Will Launch A Medium-Like Long-Form Platform)
Twitter users will soon see a “Write” button. Clicking this button opens a full editor. Writers can create detailed articles. They can include images, videos, and links. Finished articles will have their own special pages. Readers can find these long posts directly on Twitter. Sharing them will work like sharing regular tweets.
Twitter believes this change is important. Many users want to share deeper thoughts. The current character limit often stops this. Longer posts let people explain complex ideas fully. Twitter hopes this brings back users who left for other platforms. It also wants to keep current users engaged longer.
The company is thinking about ways writers might earn money. Options could include paid subscriptions for certain writers. Twitter might also share ad money from popular articles. Details about money are still being worked out. Twitter promises more information soon.
Twitter tested this long-form tool with a small group. Feedback from these tests was positive. Writers liked the easy-to-use editor. Readers appreciated seeing long articles without leaving Twitter. This testing phase helped Twitter improve the design.
(Twitter Will Launch A Medium-Like Long-Form Platform)
The official launch is planned for the next few months. Twitter will roll out the feature gradually. All users globally should get access by the end of the year. The company is excited about this new direction. Twitter sees it as vital for its future.