Twitter accidentally tells all iOS users they can limit replies to their tweets

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An update to Twitter’s iOS app on Wednesday said the app would now let all users to limit who can reply to their tweets, but it turns out the company may have jumped the gun.

Twitter has been experimenting with this feature since May, and yesterday pushed an update to the iPhone version of its mobile app suggesting the feature would be more widely rolling out. A Twitter spokesperson now tells The Verge it accidentally pushed incorrect release notes; the feature is not in fact more widely rolling out, for now.

Alas, the release notes were wrong

“In May, we tested a new way to have a chat with exactly who you want, so you can create and consume more meaningful changes,” read the update text on the App Store. “Now, everyone can try this...

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