With the recent acquisition of Twitter by billionaire Elon Musk, there have been sudden upgrades, updates, and features that have been weirdly confusing for users of the social media app.
Such changes include switching the position of the likes and buttons, adding a view count to tweets, dividing the homepage, etc.
The latest one which has got users bewildered is the purple star that comes alongside tweets.
Everyone has been trying to figure out what it means as they just woke up to that feature and no added explanation from the Twitter company. In this article, you will learn what the purple star on Twitter means.
What Does The Purple Star Mean On Twitter?
The purple star (insert) that accompanies tweets most usually appears in the notifications tab.
These purple stars are an indication that the tweets are recommended for you based on tweets that you have previously liked, the accounts you follow, and/or the content you might be interested in.
The only reason you get these notifications is if you have been away from Twitter for a long time.
Twitter usually sends these notifications periodically while you are on your hiatus so that you are brought up to speed with the happenings mostly concerning your following.
This is a strategy employed by the staff at Twitter to hook you onto their site.
Although it is annoying and sometimes clogs up your notification menu, these recommended tweets by Twitter are a new way to expand your social network.
You’ll also be able to explore new things and meet new people as these tweets are recommended for you based on tweets that you have previously liked, the accounts you follow, and/or the content you might be interested in.
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How To Stop Getting The Purple Star On Twitter?
For reasons only known to you, you might want to stop receiving the tweets with the purple star attached to them.
There are some solutions you can try if you want to stop Twitter from sending you such tweets
You should consider being more active on the Twitter app.
This is because the only reason why you are sent notifications is if your account is dormant.
Using your Twitter account will prevent Twitter from sending such tweets.
Turn Off Twitter Notification
If being active still doesn’t stop you from receiving said tweets, you might want to consider turning off your Twitter notifications. To do this,
Launch Twitter on your mobile device > Swipe to the right of the screen > Press the down button by the Settings and Support option > Select Settings and privacy > Open Notifications and choose Preferences > Select Push notifications and on the screen that appears, scroll down and toggle off all options that are Recommendations.
Block Account
Alternatively, you can also block the accounts which Twitter suggests when you receive the notifications.
If those accounts are not accounts you follow or they do not interest you in any way, then blocking them is another way to stop receiving tweet suggestions.
Conclusion
The purple star may or may not be a nuisance depending on how you use the app.
If you want to keep your circle small then such tweets may be a disturbance to you.
And though there is much little you can do to influence what is being suggested to you, the above solutions are steps you can take to limit them.
FAQs About What Purple Star Mean On Twitter
What is the meaning of the star on Twitter?
The Sparkle or Star icon which is located at the top-right corner of your homepage allows you to alternate between two timelines. One is the home view and the other is the latest tweets
3 Comments
For some reason mine is just the same person every time so it’s like twitter REALLY wants me to see this one person’s take on the world..I don’t even like the content that person is posting hahah!
Well this is about as useful as a chocolate fire guard 😦 the new version of X sends them anyway no matter what you turn off.
Yeah no, this was a terribly written article. I’d been away from Twitter for less than 24 hours and had 12 of these useless notifications clogging up my inbox.
Useless and no help