Ever since billionaire Elon Musk has taken over Twitter, he has been making a number of adjustments to the social media platform. Final 12 months, he had introduced plans for “Twitter 2.0 The Every thing App”, which he mentioned would have options equivalent to encrypted direct messages (DMs), long-form tweets, and funds. The billionaire had additionally launched Twitter’s paid verification service, referred to as Twitter Blue, which allowed customers to have a blue verified checkmark on their profiles by paying a subscription payment. Customers additionally bought entry to a number of new options and prioritisation on the microblogging platform. Now, the “Chief Twit” introduced a brand new characteristic which can assist customers who work with long-form video content material.
Mr Musk took to the social media community on Thursday and mentioned that Twitter Blue subscribers will now have the ability to add two-hour-long movies. He mentioned, “Twitter Blue Verified subscribers can now add 2 hour movies (8GB)!”
Twitter Blue Verified subscribers can now add 2 hour movies (8GB)!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 18, 2023
His tweet amassed lots of reactions from customers. Many individuals appreciated the transfer whereas others slammed the announcement.
“This may very well be motive to transition for podcasts. Particularly in finance and tech. Extra intuitive than searching Spotify,” mentioned a consumer.
“Lengthy movies are good, and I hope you deal with them as an alternative choice to YouTube.Brief movies are dangerous. I hope you do not imitate tik tok, shorts and reels,” added a second individual.
One other individual remarked, “For somebody like me who uploads lots of movies it is a large deal! measurement and closing dates have been an enormous headache traditionally. Excited to share extra on Twitter and rely much less on YouTube.”
One other consumer added, “RIP YouTube.”
“Shaadi movies,” mentioned a consumer.
“I am gonna submit a 2 hour video of me standing exterior Stylish Fil A on a Sunday,” added an individual.
“Twitter is the brand new Netflix,” mentioned an individual.
This comes after the billionaire revealed his plans of bringing new options to the platform together with including calls and encrypted messaging. “Coming quickly will probably be voice and video chat out of your deal with to anybody on this platform, so you’ll be able to speak to folks wherever on the earth with out giving them your telephone quantity,” Musk mentioned in a tweet final week.
Twitter’s name characteristic will make it extra just like different social networking platforms like Meta’s Fb and Instagram, which embody audio and video calls.