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- X (formerly Twitter) introduced a new menu to sort replies by most relevant, most recent, and most liked.
- This update aims to reduce clutter from X Premium users and make the replies section more user-friendly.
- The sorting setting doesn’t save, users will have to reselect it for each new tweet.
- X Premium and X Premium+ subscriptions boost replies to the top, creating a pay-to-win system.
Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and its rebranding as X has been fascinating.
Users have complained throughout but the active user count has only registered an uptick.
Opinions on his vision for the platform aside, we have to admit that some of the changes in the app were indeed welcome changes.
The latest X feature, which rolled out on iOS and the Web yesterday, too is a welcome change.
After introducing the option for users to buy their way to the top of reply sections through an X Premium subscription, the social media platform has now added a new menu that lets users sort replies using more traditional methods.
If you’ve been annoyed by blue checkmark users cluttering replies with irrelevant content just to get more views and engagement, this update is good news!
X informed the app users about the new feature in a post.
rolling out now: sort replies on any post by most relevant, recent, or liked pic.twitter.com/bBjaRliUxZ
— X (@X) August 9, 2024
The new menu allows you to sort replies by most relevant, most recent, and most liked. While “most relevant” may still favour those who pay for X/Twitter, “most recent” and “most liked” are pretty straightforward.
Unfortunately, the reply sorting setting doesn’t save, so you’ll need to reselect it each time you view a new tweet.
Despite this, it’s a positive step toward making the replies section more user-friendly.
To recap, after Elon Musk took over Twitter in 2022, he introduced Twitter Blue (now called X Premium) for $8/month, which gave users a blue checkmark and boosted their replies to the top.
In 2023, X Premium+ was launched for $16/month, offering an even bigger boost, leading to a pay-to-win system where many users promoted themselves in popular tweet replies.
FAQs
Q1. What is X Premium and what features does it offer?
Answer. X Premium is a subscription service that offers additional features such as the ability to edit posts within 30 minutes, undo posts before they are seen, write longer posts up to 25,000 characters, upload longer videos, and organize favourite posts into bookmark folders.
Q2. How can I sort replies on X?
Answer. X allows users to sort replies by most relevant, most recent, and most liked.
This feature helps users manage the visibility of replies and find the most pertinent responses.
Q3. What is the purpose of the new reply sorting menu on X?
Answer. The new reply sorting menu aims to improve user experience by reducing clutter from X Premium users and making the replies section more user-friendly.
However, the sorting setting does not save and needs to be reselected for each new tweet.
Q4. What are some of the key features of X Basic?
Answer. X Basic is the entry-level paid tier that includes features like editing posts, undoing posts, writing longer posts, uploading longer videos, downloading videos, and creating bookmark folders. It also offers reader mode for easier reading of long threads.
Q5. What is Elon Musk’s vision for X?
Answer. Elon Musk envisions X as an “everything app” similar to WeChat, aiming to integrate multiple functionalities such as messaging, social media, payment services, and more into a single platform.
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