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Twitter Is Looking Into a Tweet Archiving Feature

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By Rob Rich Rob Rich News Reporter College for Creative Studies Rob is a freelance tech reporter with experience writing for a variety of outlets, including IGN, Unwinnable, 148Apps, Gamezebo, Pocket Gamer, Fanbolt, Zam, and more. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 3, 2021 02:55PM EDT Fact checked by Rich Scherr Fact checked by Rich Scherr University of Maryland Baltimore County Rich Scherr is a seasoned technology and financial journalist who spent nearly two decades as the editor of Potomac and Bay Area Tech Wire. lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Social Media Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming Twitter says it's started experimenting with a new feature that would archive tweets automatically after a predetermined amount of time. According to Bloomberg, Twitter's own internal studies have shown that many users don't fully understand its privacy features, so they post less often. Twitter's privacy team wants to make those users feel more confident in speaking up. d3sign / Getty Images As of now, the tweet archiving feature would be a way for you to decide if you want your tweet to stick around before you tweet it. If you'd rather it be temporary, you'd be able to pick from a small variety of time settings (30, 60, or 90 days). Once your tweet has been live for however long you set the timer for, it will automatically get archived and pulled from public view. Though as noted, this feature is still just in the conceptualizing phase so a lot can change before it moves to user trials or public release. d3sign / Getty Images Perhaps the most obvious use for a tweet archive feature is being able to prevent a bad take from years past popping up at a bad time. While the desire for preemptive damage control (or prevention in this instance) is understandable, it still relies on user forethought. The user would have to think, perhaps in the middle of a heated argument, if they'd want their words to remain visible after so many weeks. With no word yet on when it might start rolling out for public testing, all we can do is imagine how Twitter's planned archiving feature might pan out.
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