S. Dent@stevetdentNovember 19th, 2021In this article: news, gear, twitter, creators, tips, tipping, tip jar, social mediaAnadolu Agency via Getty Images
After introducing its “tip jar” feature to all iOS users over 18, Twitter has brought the feature to Android as well. The idea is that if you see a particularly entertaining or informative tweet, you can send money to the creator’s Cash App, Patreon, Paypal, Bandcamp and Venmo from directly within the app.
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Twitter first introduced tip jars in May, then rolled it out widely to iOS users in September. A similar feature is available inside Twitter’s Clubhouse-like “Spaces” feature, letting creators charge for “tickets” to its live access features. Twitter also recently opened “super follows” to select creators, allowing them to monetize tweets and provide exclusive content, along with a subscription service that could eliminate publications’ paywalls on the platform.
On top of using regular money via payment services, Twitter may soon let you tip others using Bitcoin. According to a leak, Twitter is planning to use the Lightning Network to enable Bitcoin payments with high speed and relatively low fees.
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