Twitter introduces Tip Jar, allowing everyone using Twitter in English to send tips, and a limited group, including journalists and experts, to accept tips
here's how to use it Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer : Twitter Tip Jar may expose PayPal address, sparks privacy concerns Prasham Parikh / Android Police : Twitter's new Tip Jar makes it super easy to support your favorite creators Arden Dier / Newser : Twitter Introduces a ‘Tip Jar’ Tweets: @twitter : show your love, leave a tip now testing Tip Jar, a new way to give and receive money on Twitter 💸 more coming soon... https://twitter.com/... @twittersupport : Now you can do more to support the many amazing voices who add to the conversation on Twitter — send them tips. You can send someone a tip through several payment services by tapping the new Tip Jar icon on their profile, testing on Android and iOS. https://twitter.com/... Edward Ongweso Jr / @bigblackjacobin : Twitter tip jar is a great chance to up your block game then demand reply guys tip you an unblock fee I'm just saying Jack Appleby / @juiceboxca : It's worth remembering that @Twitter's the only major social network that allows full nudity... and Twitter takes $0 of Tip Jar... and OnlyFans takes 20%... Ryan Broderick / @broderick : Tipping? What happened to stealing a photo from Instagram, creating a fake account, using that to tweet something like “Grinding for the summer 💪🏻,” using thousands of bots and other sock puppet accounts to retweet it, and then advertising dildos and projectors in the replies? @its_willyu : For those that want to use the Twitter Tip Jar, be careful what service you sign up with! It seems like Venmo (which PayPal owns) doesn't share this info in a transaction, but if there are any issues like this for it, please call it out and I will RT ASAP. https://twitter.com/... Mar Hicks / @histoftech : Wow, read the comments on the linked thread. Already random commenters are finding multiple serious problems with this new beta feature and showing more thought and effort QAing it than the company that produced it🥶 https://twitter.com/... Ashkan Soltani / @ashk4n : Buried in @Twitter's “Tip Jar FAQ”: “Info about you, incl your full name or addr and your tip may be shared with the recipient or others” It *doesn't* say the your email addr will be shared with the sender, even when they don't send a payment/tip... https://help.twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz : Twitter introduces a “tip jar” on user profiles which allows the following services" Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, PayPal, Venmo. Twitter takes no cut. On Android, tips can also be sent within Spaces. https://t.co/1N2gCx0YjK Jane Manchun Wong / @wongmjane : There are people who find people's Tip Jars just to send them requests for payment So I turned off my PayPal's Payment Request notifications and set up rules sending the emails straight to spam https://twitter.com/... Spaces / @twitterspaces : love what you're hearing in a Space? starting today, Tip Jar is being tested with a small group, including Spaces hosts! https://twitter.com/... @ebthen : It seems like people don't necessarily get how Tip Jar works. You're not forced to participate. If you don't want to turn it on, you don't have to. It's super practical though for those of us who, for example, do most of our work ON Twitter. https://blog.twitter.com/... David M. Perry / @lollardfish : I see a lot of skepticism, but as a freelancer putting together an income through a lot of small revenue streams, I am wildly in favor of this and want to be added to the program ASAP. https://twitter.com/... Keith Kurson / @keithkurson : just a reminder that paypal will close your account if they find out you're doing “illegal activity” https://twitter.com/... Casey Johnston / @caseyjohnston : i take my lack of tip jar to mean i'm not adding to the conversation https://twitter.com/... Stuckey / @stuckey2 : 10M in tips and I won't ever put an Akron football bet in the app ever again https://twitter.com/... Mama Jay / @jaylabrenae : I love this because when I donate to GoFundMes I always add extra cash since I know they take a percentage! https://twitter.com/... Jason / @nonlinearnotes : twitter is gonna look a lot more like onlyfans very soon https://twitter.com/... DJ Folk / @djfolk : yeah twitter coming for OF LOL https://twitter.com/... @anildash : This is what it looked like when we added a Tip Jar feature on a blogging platform 16 years ago. https://web.archive.org/... We've come a long way! https://twitter.com/... Ben White / @morningmoneyben : You can try to tip me to stop tweeting about the #Yankees but I regret to inform you it will not work. https://twitter.com/... Toni Tone / @t0nit0ne : Oh snap! If you have ever asked me when I will marry, please send some money for a wedding. If you have ever asked me when I'll have kids, please send some money for the baby prep. If you have ever asked me why I'm on Twitter so much, please send some money for a hobby. Thanks 😄 https://twitter.com/... Susan Li / @susanlitv : I take #cryptocurrencies 🤓 #Twitter #Tips https://twitter.com/... Udi Wertheimer / @udiwertheimer : pretty serious data privacy issue it's almost as bad as using ethereum https://twitter.com/... Greg Pak / @gregpak : This is a horrifying security/privacy flaw. Don't use the Twitter Tip Jar until this gets figured out, folks. https://twitter.com/... Lauren Chanel / @michellehux : tip jar through paypal takes 33%? and... gives your home address to the person you tip? https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... John Scott-Railton / @jsrailton : WOAH, new Twitter #tipjar feature shows your physical address to the recipient. What could possibly go wrong? https://twitter.com/... Kurtis Conner / @kurtisconner : gonna end every tweet of mine with “will delete for $100” 🤑 https://twitter.com/... Max Weinbach / @maxwinebach : Now I don't need to sell my pics on OnlyFans! Thanks, Twitter. https://twitter.com/... @luulubuu : https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Cheryl Black / @hushes : Journalists and experts? I think I see the flaw in the rollout. https://twitter.com/... Spencer Dailey / @spencerdailey : @Techmeme @esthercrawford so, as someone who is unverified, writes, and is considering writing more, can I - for the umpteenth time - complain that Twitter is taking forever to relaunch verifications. Apparently it's around the corner... ok, but the oppo costs of not now are real https://twitter.com/... @shura : i know you got my tweets for free for the last 10 years but now you can tip me for them. don't all rush at once (please do) 🤣 https://twitter.com/... Lupin / @epicfunnyname : now i can get paid to tweet stupid shit! https://twitter.com/... Mekka Don / @mekkadonmusic : How about...YOU just pay us @Twitter ? 🤔 https://twitter.com/... May Murden / @jayjurden : People are about to get even more insufferable on here https://blog.twitter.com/... @thbenkoe : @Techmeme @esthercrawford I'm using Twitter in German and it works as well. @ow : omg gonna make bank tweeting now!! (it's very weird it doesn't tell you the twitter handle...) https://twitter.com/... @kozza : Jack, Imma send you a dollar. After you get it, go on and hit me back with something. Then I do the same. Tip Jar Tennis https://twitter.com/... @astrogriz : This is rlly great for content creators wow https://twitter.com/... Chuck Wendig / @chuckwendig : call me when there's a BUY MY BOOK feature https://twitter.com/... D Phil / @philabouzeid : Spread love and dollars on #Twitter https://twitter.com/... @kerrymflynn : Ooo Twitter Tip Jar just popped up on my mobile app 👀👀👀 https://twitter.com/... Steve Kovach / @stevekovach : Please tip me in $DOGE https://twitter.com/... Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : Twitter adds a tip jar on user profiles which allows the following services; Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, PayPal & Venmo. Twitter takes no cut. This is more polished than what Clubhouse did and is way overdue given how people use the service. https://t.co/lZ9Wd1FKoP @kerrymflynn : Here's what it looks like when you turn on Twitter Tip Jar — I added Venmo but there's a bunch of other payment services Fun, smart product update by Twitter as it invests more in $$$$ supporting creators https://twitter.com/... @ow : lol that only one of these works properly in Canada, land of no Venmo/cash app https://twitter.com/... @ow : wow now twitter ‘tip jar’ lets u literally pay me if u like my twetes https://twitter.com/... See also Mediagazer
Context & Ripple Effects
Twitter is attaching payments to public conversations through an initial set of third-party services, while foregoing a transaction cut. Related coverage shows that early PayPal use created a privacy problem: payment details could be exposed between tipper and recipient.
The feature is the starting point for a broader payment rollout in the coverage, including global iOS availability and bitcoin tips and later additional payment options. That makes the initial recipient restrictions and payment-provider choices consequential rather than merely a small creator feature.
First-order effects
- Eligible journalists, experts and selected Spaces hosts can receive direct support from English-language Twitter users through Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, PayPal or Venmo, while Twitter takes no cut.
- PayPal users face an immediate trust and safety constraint where transaction information can reveal identifying details, prompting Twitter to add a warning label.
Second-order effects
- Payment providers gain distribution inside Twitter’s conversation flow, while creators must weigh the convenience of tips against the privacy practices of each linked service.
- Twitter’s later addition of crypto addresses and more payment services makes provider choice a larger part of the creator experience, increasing pressure to offer both broader coverage and safer disclosures.
Third-order effects
- If Twitter continues expanding Tips, creator monetization on the platform shifts toward a transaction layer built on external payment networks rather than a Twitter-controlled payout system.
- Privacy disclosures become a structural requirement for social tipping: a feature designed for public support can expose personal data when payment identities are not separated from social identities.
The trend: Social platforms are turning conversation surfaces into lightweight payment channels, with payment-provider privacy rules shaping whether creators and supporters adopt them.