New Delhi: In a new tweet thread, tech billionaire and Twitter boss Elon Musk has hinted that a new Twitter update will soon be introduced that will recommend amazing tweets from people in other countries and cultures to users after they’ve been translated. It will open a treasure trove of tweets hidden and untapped in the microblogging site for users that may be useful to them.
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Elon Musk reiterated in the thread that tweets will be translated before they are recommended. He also mentioned that there are epic tweets in other countries every day (especially Japan).
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Twitter split over the new change
A user suggested in the comments section to allow this to be switched because the new recommendations were great but the user should have 100% full control.
Please allow this to toggle.. New recommendations are great but the user should have 100% full control. haste January 21, 2023
Another Mason Belt user told Musk to give them a feed of the people they follow as their default feed.
Simply provide a feed to the people we follow as your default feed. – Mason Pelt (@masonpelt) January 21, 2023
Kambree, a Twitter user, said she just wanted her access and engagement again, and she thought that was cool, thanks!
I just want my access and participation again. But that’s cool. Thanks! – Cambri (KamVTV) January 21, 2023
Twitter user Jeff Quatromani asked Musk, who was asking. He suggested adding the option to translate tweets from people they definitely follow, but recommending tweets wasn’t on any wishlist.
Who is asking about this? Add the option to translate tweets from people I definitely follow, but recommending tweets isn’t on any wish list. – Jeff Quattromani (@GQuattromani) January 21, 2023
However, a Twitter user named Jason called it a clever idea and predicted that it would increase cross-cultural empathy and joy. While another user said they would like to see the lines that divide them finally blurred.
Clever idea…can increase cross-cultural empathy and joy – Jason (Jason) January 21, 2023
This is how users interact.