Elon Musk just made public Twitter Account private until February 2nd morning – and the internet can’t stay still.
What happened: On Wednesday, Musk told his 127.7 million followers that he would keep his Twitter account private until the next day. The reason for this decision was to test whether his private tweets resonated more than public ones.
See also: Elon Musk calls Twitter ‘social media PvP’
Here are some top reactions to his tweet:
Why it matters: A private Twitter account means that a user’s post can only be seen by their followers – all of whom have to manually approve it. It also means that anyone who doesn’t follow a private account won’t be able to see their tweets.
Twitter handles that already follow Musk before he privatized his account can view and interact with his tweets.
Musk’s followers can also take screenshots of his tweets and share them online.
Continue reading: Elon Musk dropped this Twitter feature to allow authors to “publish directly” and “get paid to do it”.
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