This photograph, taken on October 26, 2020, shows the logo of the US social network Twitter displayed on the screen of a smartphone and a tablet in Toulouse, southern France.
Elon Musk just announced a new Twitter feature that will greatly benefit content creators. But, will this new enhancement lead to privacy concerns?
On Wednesday, June 7, the tech executive said that Twitter will receive an enhancement that will allow content creators to see their subscribers' email addresses.
This platform will provide email addresses of subscribers (who opt in) to content creators, so that creators are able to leave this platform easily & take their subscribers with them if they want
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 7, 2023
"This platform will provide email addresses of subscribers (who opt-in) to content creators," said Elon via his official Twitter post.
His post generated over 17 million views, 160,000 likes, and 14,000 retweets.
Twitter's New Feature Discloses Subscribers' Email Addresses!
According to NDTV's latest report, the new Twitter enhancement will disclose the email addresses of subscribers to content creators.
This illustration photo taken on August 5, 2022, shows a cellphone displaying a photo of Elon Musk placed on a computer monitor filled with Twitter logos in Washington, DC. - Elon Musk has accused Twitter of fraud, alleging the social media platform misled him about key aspects of its business before he agreed to a $44 billion buyout, as their court battle heats up.
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This latest social media effort was announced days after Elon Musk was replaced by ex-NBC Universal advertising chief, Linda Yaccarino, as the new Twitter CEO.
For those who are not familiar with Yaccarino, she was the key figure in modernizing NBCUniversal's advertising business. But, Elon didn't confirm if the new Twitter feature was the idea of Yaccarino.
What Twitter Users Think
The new Twitter feature is specifically designed to help content creators reach out to their fans even outside the social media platform.
Because of this, many Twitter fans appreciated the effort of the billionaire. One of them said that the online platform's initiative to help content creators get emails from subscribers is a great thing.
The Twitter user added that this makes it easier for Twitter content creators to take their followers with them in case they decide to leave the website.
"If he didn't take over Twitter, we wouldn't have any point of communication without massive restrictions," said another Twitter user in the comment section.
Based on their responses, most of the Twitter users in the comment section are happy with the new feature.
You can check their comments below to learn more about their opinions.
He supports the Humanity.
If he didn’t took over Twitter we wouldn’t have any point of communication without massive restrictions.
I’m happy that Mr. Musk took over Twitter. He knows the path. We should do something too before its too late.— BoostedHost (@BoostedHost_) June 7, 2023
Superb and a very honest thing to do Mr Musk. We salute you sir. God protect you as the enemy will lose their putrid minds over this and they will fight you .
— Knights Templar International (@KnightsTempOrg) June 7, 2023
As of writing, it is hard to tell if the disclosure of email addresses will lead to privacy concerns.
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