You Are What You Read/Hear
You probably learned yesterday about Twitter’s upcoming new feature directly inspired by @joinClubhouse.
Now the interesting part is that their staff product designer said they are limiting it to “women and marginalized backgrounds minorities” at first:
From the article:
“We need to get safety right in order for people to leverage live audio spaces in the ways we might imagine or in the ways that would be most helpful for them,” explained Twitter Staff Product Designer Maya Gold Patterson, when introducing the feature in a briefing for reporters.
Of course, Twitter is aware of the Clubhouse comparisons with its test of audio spaces.
“We think that audio is definitely having a resurgence right now across many digital spaces,” noted Twitter Product Lead, Kayvon Beykpour.
“So it’ll be fascinating to see how other platforms explore the area as well, but we think it’s a critical one for us, too,” he said.
The company additionally hinted at some new features in development aimed at pushing Twitter users…
