"The pitch to writers and journalists boils down to this: Bier says that if people put links to outside sites - like something you've written - those posts can get more attention than they do right now. How that's going to be accomplished is a little technical, and also a little confusing. (I've asked Twitter/X for clarification but haven't heard back.)"
"Bier posted a short video showing the way a link on a Twitter post might show up in a user's timeline, but so far I've yet to see it in the wild. We're testing a new link experience, starting on iOS -- to make it easier for your followers to engage with your post while browsing links.For creators, a common complaint is that posts with links tend to get lower reach. This is because the web browser covers the post and... pic.twitter.com/oWraLpPwji- Nikita Bier (@nikitabier)"
Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and renamed it X, prompting many journalists to leave after platform changes. X's head of product, Nikita Bier, invites writers and journalists to return and promises improved treatment. Bier says posts that include links to external sites can receive greater attention under a new link experience. The company is testing a link-preview workflow on iOS to prevent the in-app browser from covering posts and reducing reach. Technical details remain unclear and some features have only been shown in a short video and a tweet; independent confirmation of the changes is still limited.
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