Thursday, March 28

Why are some Twitter profile photos square? | Digital Trends Spanish


Changes on Twitter are the order of the day, from the arrival of Elon Musk Changes on the platform seem to be recurring, and for this reason perhaps many did not realize that several users woke up this December 20 with square profile photos instead of circular ones.

The change is part of the new Twitter Blue for Business, which is rolling out now. The first change you’ll notice is that brands and businesses now have a square profile photo instead of a round one. This includes Twitter itself, Apple, Microsoft.

Additionally, businesses that have signed up for Twitter Blue for Business now earn a gold checkmark. And finally, companies can now give the people, companies and brands that are affiliated with them a small badge of their company profile photo, which will be displayed next to their check mark.

“By creating this connection, we are making it possible for companies to create networks within their own organizations, on Twitter. Companies can affiliate their leadership, brands, support identifiers, employees or teams. Journalists, sports team players, or movie characters may be affiliated. […] Each affiliate will be officially verified and linked to their primary username based on a list provided by the parent company,” Twitter said in a statement. announcement postadding that more on how this is all done will be shared at a later date.

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