Twitter Spaces

Elon Musk has announced that X, formerly Twitter, will be bringing video to Spaces, the social network’s live audio conversation feature. Musk said X plans to launch the feature by…

Elon Musk says X is bringing video to Spaces soon

Twitter is in a hurry to make money, and in another step that might lead to some revenue it has expanded the Twitter Blue subscription to six new countries. The…

Twitter Blue expands to six new countries, brings back Spaces curation

Twitter has apparently pulled its Spaces group audio feature, at least temporarily, after Elon Musk joined a group conversation that included journalists that had been banned from the platform. The…

Twitter pulls its Spaces group audio feature after Musk run-in with banned journalists

Twitter is rolling out its redesigned Spaces tab, which includes podcasts, to Twitter Blue subscribers on Android. The Android launch comes a few weeks after Blue subscribers on iOS got access…

Twitter is rolling out podcasts to Blue subscribers on Android

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Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. As you can tell by the headline of this episode, this is a bonus episode all about Y Combinator Demo Day (and the terms we heard most often during the two-day affair). Natasha…

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Twitter is officially delving into the world of podcasts. The social network announced today that it’s integrating podcasts into its platform as part of its newly designed Spaces tab. The…

Twitter is officially adding podcasts to its platform

Twitter is developing an updated version of its audio chat rooms product known as Spaces, TechCrunch learned and Twitter confirmed. The company said it’s currently working a new experiment for…

Twitter to revamp Spaces, tests themed stations and a daily digest

Twitter announced this week that it’s introducing a few new features for users. Most notably, the social media giant is rolling out its closed caption toggle to all users on…

Twitter rolls out its closed caption toggle on iOS and Android, tests new ways to start Spaces

Twitter has announced that it’s rolling out Super Follows-only Spaces. Creators who offer Super Follows subscriptions can now host Spaces exclusively for their subscribers. The social media giant says this…

Twitter rolls out the ability for creators to host Super Follows-only Spaces

Twitter is rolling out a number of new features for its live audio Spaces product this week. The social media giant is giving hosts and co-hosts on iOS and Android…

Twitter rolls out new Spaces features, including access to analytics for hosts

In a formalization of an earlier Twitter-led push to try to exert influence over fast-forming European digital regulations, the social media firm has used its Twitter Spaces platform to host…

Twitter leads call for EU lawmakers to ‘think beyond Big Tech’

Twitter has started testing a new clipping tool for Spaces, the company announced this week. Select hosts on iOS are now able to clip 30 seconds of audio from recorded…

Twitter is testing a new clipping tool for Spaces with select iOS hosts

Twitter is introducing a new tool for creators called the “Creator Dashboard,” the company announced on Tuesday. The social media giant says the new tool is designed to help creators…

Twitter rolls out a new tool for creators to manage their earnings on the platform

Twitter has been working on Spaces Recordings, a feature that will let hosts share tweets with audio recordings of past Spaces. Now, when hosts share the recordings, they’re able to…

Twitter Spaces continues testing podcast-like features

Twitter has rolled out to all users on iOS, Android and the web the option to listen to a recording of a Space. This latest move brings the social media…

Twitter now lets all iOS, Android and web users listen to recorded Spaces

Twitter is rolling out its in-app tipping feature to all Android users above the age of 18, following the iOS launch in September. The social media giant says the “Tips”…

Twitter is rolling out its tipping feature to Android users

Twitter is rolling out the ability for users to share direct links to their Spaces to let others tune into a live audio session via the web without being logged…

Twitter now lets you tune into Spaces without an account via direct links

Twitter is rolling out the ability for all iOS users globally to Super Follow select creators. The option was previously only available to users in the U.S. and Canada. Super…

Twitter now lets all iOS users ‘Super Follow’ select creators

Twitter announced last month it would soon introduce an option that allows hosts to record their live audio sessions in Twitter Spaces to make them available for replay. While the…

Twitter launches Spaces Recording feature to testers on iOS, global launch to follow

Twitter has announced that paid Ticketed Spaces are coming to Android users in the U.S. over the next few days. Hosts on Spaces, Twitter’s live audio room feature, will now…

Twitter is bringing Ticketed Spaces to Android users in the US

Twitter is deepening its investment in Spaces, the Clubhouse-like audio rooms the social network launched this year. The company announced the launch of a new creator program for Spaces on…

Twitter launches Spark audio creator program to boost Spaces

Twitter announced today that some hosts on Spaces, its live audio feature, will now be able to sell access to Ticketed Spaces. Applications for Ticketed Spaces first opened in June…

Twitter starts to roll out paid Ticketed Spaces on iOS

Twitter is rolling out changes to its newly rebuilt API that will allow third-party developers to build tools and other solutions specifically for its audio chatroom product, Twitter Spaces. The…

Twitter adds support for Twitter Spaces to its rebuilt API

Twitter is updating its app to make its audio chat room feature, Twitter Spaces, a central part of the user experience. Today, the company will begin to roll out to…

Twitter redesigns its mobile app to make Spaces the center tab

On Wednesday evening, Twitter announced that Spaces — its Clubhouse competitor — will start rolling out for use on the web. Earlier this month, Twitter Spaces became available for any…

Twitter Spaces will be available for the web, including accessibility features

Clubhouse finally has an Android app that you can download from the Play Store — provided you live in the U.S. The voice-based social network launched its beta Android app…

Clubhouse finally launches its Android app

Twitter Spaces, the company’s new live audio rooms feature, is opening up more broadly. The company announced today it’s making Twitter Spaces available to any account with 600 followers or…

Twitter expands Spaces to anyone with 600+ followers, details plans for tickets, reminders and more

Twitter Spaces, the social network’s Clubhouse rival, is working towards a public launch in April, the company announced in comments made in a public Twitter Space audio room on Wednesday.…

Twitter Spaces to launch publicly next month, may include Spaces-only tweets

Twitter has acquired social broadcasting app Breaker, the companies announced today via a combination of blog posts and tweets. The deal will see Breaker’s team joining Twitter to help “improve…

Twitter acquires social podcasting app Breaker, team to help build Twitter Spaces