The social networking site Twitter has introduced its audio chat room feature to the general public.
However, only users with 600 or more followers will be able to use Twitter Spaces.
Similar to the Clubhouse social media app, this feature will allow Twitter users to create audio chat rooms.
Testing of this feature began in 2020.
In Twitter Access, users can either create their own audio room or join rooms created by others.
The creator of the room will have the power to mute or expel those who join it.
now, everyone with 600 or more followers can host a Space.
— Spaces (@TwitterSpaces) May 3, 2021
based on what we've learned, these accounts are likely to have a good experience hosting because of their existing audience. before bringing the ability to create a Space to everyone, we’re focused on a few things. 🧵
Speakers in virtual rooms will also be able to pin tweets inside the space while turning captions on.
According to the company, it will take time for all users to access this feature, but people with 600 followers can use it.
With the expansion of spaces, Twitter is also working on a ticketed spaces feature that will allow users to host more special events.
According to the company, the hosts of these events will have the option of what a ticket is worth and how many tickets will be available.
Most of this revenue will go to the user and some will go to Twitter.