TWITTER is rolling out a feature similar to Instagram’s Close Friends feature, which allows you to tweet only to a select group of people.
Not everyone has the feature yet, but we got the scoop on what to expect once it’s integrated into your Twitter feed.
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What is Twitter Circle?
Twitter Circle allows users to select a smaller audience for specific tweets.
If a person has 2K followers, they can select just one and as many as 150 accounts to share their more personal (or maybe football-related or Love Island-related) tweets.
How you use your Twitter Circle is up to you, but it should be noted that you only get one.
Only the accounts of people in your Twitter Circle can see the tweets you send to your Circle, but technically anyone in your Circle can still take screenshots of them.
With every Tweet you send, you can choose whether your Tweet goes to “Everyone” or just to your Circle.
How do I set up my Twitter Circle?
You will know if Twitter Circle has been rolled out to your account if your Twitter account has multiple options when you compose a tweet and click ‘Share with’.
If you’re one of the users selected to use the feature, you’ll see the option “Everyone,” meaning anyone you follow, or “Twitter Circle.”
If you see ‘Twitter Circle’ as an option, you can click on ‘edit’.
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Twitter will take you to a recommended account page and you can add users directly from the recommended list, or you can use the search function to add others.
Then click “add” to up to 150 Twitter friends, and then you can send your Tweet.
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Is Twitter Circle available for private accounts?
Twitter Circle is currently in the testing phase for all accounts, including private accounts.
If you have a private account, your tweets in response to someone else’s Twitter Circle tweets will only be shown to other members who also follow you.
It is also important to note that Twitter Circle users cannot retweet your tweets.
If you no longer want to see someone’s tweets and you’re a member of their Twitter circle, you can use the same unfollow, block, or mute options as if their tweets were public.
It’s also important to note that people will not be notified if you add or remove them from your Twitter Circle.