Twitter seems to be working on a feature that will allow users to co-author tweets with other Twitter accounts. It’s similar to Instagram’s Collab feature, where you can invite another account to be a collaborator from the tagging screen on Instagram.
In December 2021, mobile app developer Alessandro Paluzzi shared references he found in the code that showed Twitter was working on a means for two users to become co-authors of a single tweet, which led to the discovery of the “Collaborations” feature. The Twitter handles and names for both people would be at the top of the tweet above the text. It was only just this year that Paluzzi noticed that the tweet composer now included a “Collaborations” button, and he also learned how the co-authors’ profile photographs would appear in the Twitter Timeline when their tweeted-out “Collab” was shown there as a “Collaboration.”
The above screenshot was tweeted last year in December. It appears like Paluzzi has discovered more evidence of how Twitter Collaborations will work in a screenshot (below) that he shared on Twitter recently.
A user would first invite another person or brand to “co-own” a tweet with them, then wait for them to approve. To put it another way, you can’t force someone to collaborate with you. If the other user accepts the request, both accounts appear as co-authors on the tweet.
The feature hasn’t been made public yet, and it only works if one person accepts a request to collaborate from another person. Also, it appears that Twitter is seeking content creators to collaborate with businesses on brand ad arrangements, something that is currently commonplace on competitor social networks like YouTube and Instagram.
There are numerous new products being tested on the social media platform, including the ability for users to subscribe to their favourite accounts and gain access to exclusive information, such as images, videos, or even secret tweets. Late last year, the “Super Follows” feature went global and is now available to both iOS and Android users during this early test phase. At least 10,000 followers are required to be eligible for a Super Follow subscription from a U.S.-based creator.
Update
Twitter has acknowledged that it is “exploring” a new feature that would allow two accounts to co-author a single tweet. A company’s spokesperson mentioned that “the feature was something Twitter was currently “exploring,”. The Twitter spokesperson, however, declined comments when asked to provide more details about the feature nor shared the date of release.
