Now, you can broadcast community posts to your X followers
What's the story
X, the rebranded social media platform previously recognized as Twitter, has rolled out a new feature that lets users share community posts with all their followers. This is much like sending a broadcast message to all your WhatsApp contacts. Initially available for iOS users, the feature will soon be accessible on web and Android platforms, according to an X engineer.
Twitter Post
Take a look at X engineer's post
Hello friends! We just released a new feature in the latest iOS update.
— Dongwook (@DongWookChung2) December 5, 2023
When you post to a community, you can now also ‘share the post with your followers’. Community post will be broadcasted to your followers and visible in your profile.
Coming soon to Web and Android. pic.twitter.com/qs8kp4LL9q
Details
How the new broadcasting feature works
To share a community post with followers, users can choose the "Also send to followers" option when posting in a community. This makes the post visible on the user's profile too. While communities on X are public and their posts can be viewed by anyone, only community members can reply to them. However, users can interact with broadcasted community posts by quoting them. It's still uncertain if X will allow communities to block broadcasts.
What Next?
Recent enhancements to X's community features
Lately, X has been working on enhancing its community feature to better compete with rivals like Reddit and Facebook. These improvements include sorting posts for pinned communities, showcasing communities on user profiles, and permitting private accounts to join communities. In October, X launched a gatekeeping feature for restricted communities, allowing admins to ask users questions before they join. X has also been featuring posts from joined communities in the algorithmic "For You" feed for some time now.