Some followers of the chook app’s lately launched Twitter Communities might see added performance to the service at the moment as Twitter begins testing a brand new function for it.

On Wednesday, Twitter introduced by way of a co-tweet, that it might start testing a function referred to as Community Spaces (a mix of Twitter Communities and Twitter Spaces, therefore the co-tweet between the Twitter Communities and Spaces Twitter accounts).

Communities 🤝 Spaces

beginning at the moment we’re rolling out the Community Spaces take a look at the place some admins + mods will be capable of host Spaces of their Communities pic.twitter.com/gdlxR9IZiH

— Twitter Communities (@HelloCommunities) October 12, 2022

Essentially, the experimental Community Spaces function would enable Twitter Communities to host a Space (a reside audio dialog hosted on Twitter) inside a Community. The testing of the Community Spaces function begins its rollout at the moment and entry to it’s anticipated to be restricted to some Communities moderators and admins within the U.S. The take a look at can also be restricted to the Android and iOS cellular app variations of Twitter.

Interestingly, in accordance with Twitter’s Help Center information on the matter, Community Spaces can nonetheless be attended by Twitter customers who will not be a member of the Community that’s internet hosting the Space. And in accordance with the tweeted announcement, non-members can be part of a Space “but only members of that Community can reply to the Space.”

The Help Center information additionally notes that whereas Community members can’t host a Space of their Community, they’ll nonetheless request to be a speaker inside that Space.

If you’re not acquainted, Twitter Communities is a service that permits Twitter customers to create and be part of communities which are centered on particular pursuits and hobbies like cooking and vogue. They’re sort of like Facebook Groups, however are extra comparable in aesthetic to Reddit’s subreddits. For now, posts in Communities are largely tweets which will or might not comprise pictures or movies.

If Community Spaces does properly in testing and Twitter decides to make it a everlasting function for its Communities, then it looks like having that means to host audio dialog occasions might assist domesticate extra lively Communities on the chook app.

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