TWITTER is testing out a Tip Jar feature that will let you send money to your favourite tweeters.
As the only major social network that allows full nudity, some people think the move could make Twitter the new OnlyFans.
Tips will certainly make Twitter similar to platforms like OnlyFans or Twitch, on which you can send cash tips if you enjoy someone’s content.
Twitch creative strategist Jack Appleby pointed out: “It’s worth remembering that @Twitter’s the only major social network that allows full nudity… and Twitter takes $0 of Tip Jar… and OnlyFans takes 20%…”.
The fact Twitter won’t be taking a cut of tips could be an incentive for users to post more explicit content on the platform rather than the likes of OnlyFans.
OnlyFans is an adult only subscription content service based in London – with an app that has millions of users.
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Users can charge monthly fees for access to X-rated images, video and more.
Popular OnlyFans users include Bella Thorne, Cardi B and Megan Barton Hanson.
These celebrities all have large Twitter followings that might want to send tips.
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley tweeted: “Twitter’s new combo of tips and uncropped photos has completely eliminated the need for my personal OnlyFans account.”
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The Twitter tip feature has started rolling out on Twitter’s Android and iOS apps.
Twitter announced the feature on its own platform by tweeting: “Show your love, leave a tip.
“Now testing Tip Jar, a new way to give and receive money on Twitter”.
It added: “More coming soon…”.
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To use the tip feature you just need to click on a new dollar bill icon that will start appearing next to people’s usernames on their Twitter account.
The new icon will only be visible on the app version of Twitter and users have the option to turn it on or off.
Android users can also send money via Twitter’s Clubhouse-like Spaces.
Users wishing to send a tip are given a variety of payment options.
These include Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, Paypal, and Venmo.
Not everyone can turn on the tip feature at the moment.
It’s started rolling out on English language Twitter but only a select group, which includes “creators, journalists, experts, and nonprofits”, will be able to start receiving tips straight away.
However, Twitter is expected to extend the feature to more users soon.
The tech giant won’t be taking a cut from the tips.
Twitter has already acknowledged that there are some minor issues with tipping at the moment.
One such issue is that people who pay over PayPal can accidentally reveal their address to the person they’re tipping.
Twitter said it will be “updating our tipping prompt and Help Center to make it clearer that other apps may share info between people sending/receiving tips, per their terms.”
What is OnlyFans?
Here’s what you need to know…
OnlyFans is a subscription content service based in London – with an app that has millions of users.
Users can charge monthly fees for access to X-rated images, video and more.
“Whether you’re uploading tutorials, tips, behind-the-scenes footage or just endless selfies, a lot of your followers would be willing to pay for them,” states OnlyFans.
For every subscription that’s sold to a viewer, performers get 80 percent of the cash while OnlyFans gets the rest.
The company was founded by Timothy Stokely in 2016.
“Uber is a bolt-on to your car just as OnlyFans is a bolt-on to your existing social media,” he told Wired last year.
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