{"id":630235,"date":"2023-04-17T09:50:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T14:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/twitter-strikes-back-at-substack-by-stepping-up-the-competition\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T09:50:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T14:50:04","slug":"twitter-strikes-back-at-substack-by-stepping-up-the-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/twitter-strikes-back-at-substack-by-stepping-up-the-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Strikes Back At Substack By Stepping Up The Competition\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Twitter and Substack have had a long-going battle, with each party striking the other constantly. In recent news, Twitter strikes back by announcing that it will revamp the entire platform. Surprisingly enough, the updates sound like Twitter will turn out to be another version of Substack.<\/p>\n

CEO Elon Musk is planning to allow Twitter users to monetize their followers and create long-term content.<\/em><\/p>\n

The update was announced on Thursday, which further revealed that Twitter Blue users could post tweets as long as 10000 characters with both bold and italic formatting.<\/p>\n

The monetization update was informed by Musk in a separate announcement. He further added that this feature would be available on an \u201capplication basis\u201d.<\/p>\n

The long-format content is only available for Twitter Blue users for now.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his words, this update will allow all the users \u201cto offer your followers subscriptions of any material, from long-format text to hours-long video\u201d<\/p>\n

The good news for the creators is Twitter claimed that it wouldn\u2019t keep much of the money they make for the first year at least. After the first year, the fees for Android and iOS users will drop by 15%. Additionally, Twitter will charge a small part of their earnings depending on the total volume.<\/p>\n

A little digging up revealed that the monetizing feature on Twitter isn\u2019t a new idea. In fact, in 2021, Twitter rolled out a new program called Super Follower. The only difference today is the newly added category of long-format content.<\/p>\n

It was further found that users don\u2019t need a Twitter Blue subscription<\/a> to monetize their accounts. Sources revealed that a reporter on Twitter was told they were eligible to monetize their account even though they didn\u2019t subscribe to Twitter Blue.<\/p>\n

However, if a creator is planning to monetize their Twitter account, they might need to create longer content, making signing up for Twitter Blue inevitable.<\/p>\n

More Context On The Feud\u2014 Twitter Vs Substack<\/h2>\n

For those who haven\u2019t heard of Substack, it\u2019s a paid platform for bloggers and podcasters to monetize their content through subscriptions. Here is a quick rundown of the feud between the two companies.<\/p>\n