The latest Twitter feature allows users to send money to their favorite tweeters directly from the social network . The feature, at the moment, is not active in all accounts or in all countries. However, this is expected to be the case in the coming weeks.
The dynamic is quite simple: a person can link their Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, PayPal and Venmo account with their Twitter profile. Once done, all the people who enter said profile will see a button at the top from which they can make payments or donations to that user in question . After selecting the preferred method, the donor or payer will be redirected to the website of the selected payment platform, where they can complete the process.
However, it seems that Twitter has not thought about a small detail: if a person makes a payment by PayPal to another person, it is possible that their physical address is exposed. The key, as explained Karissa Bell (Engadget) on Twitter, is in PayPal options. If a person chooses “goods and services” instead of “friends and family” at the time of making the payment, the physical address that they have registered in their PayPal account will be sent to the person who has received the payment.
The head of Twitter's product, in the face of this controversy, has indicated that they cannot control whether or not PayPal reveals the data of its users when carrying out these transactions . However, they will add an alert message on the social network so that those who decide to make the payment or donation through PayPal are aware that their physical address could be revealed.
Twitter continues to integrate new functions
The arrival of tips on Twitter is just one of the many news that the social network has implemented on the platform in recent months. Among the most prominent are the audio spaces – which compete with ClubHouse – and the stories – which compete with Snapchat and Instagram. In recent months, the blue bird company also bought Revue to boost paid newsletters.
