Twitter May Offer “Tipping Button” In User Profiles

The Verge reports:

Twitter has said it’s exploring features like tipping to give people a way to pay other Twitter users, and now we have further evidence that a tip feature may be on the way. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong shared images on Thursday and Friday showing that Twitter could offer a tipping button right on user profiles.

Twitter has not formally announced a tipping feature, so there’s no guarantee the company actually releases it publicly. Even if it does, it’s unclear if there would be any restrictions. It seems possible that the feature will be gated in some way, perhaps requiring you to have a certain number of followers or be verified.

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Twitter may let you tip people for their great tweets right from their profiles https://t.co/cKaSrUXULw pic.twitter.com/ovSzHtIc5K

— The Verge (@verge) April 24, 2021

Twitter is working on Tip Jar right on the user profile https://t.co/kqzQmiDFKc pic.twitter.com/VacGyJJ8DU

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) April 22, 2021