After Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey resigned and Indian-origin Parag Agrawal replaced him as the head of the company, the latter gained popularity on social media. His followers grew exponentially, old tweets were dug up and his Twitter handle was flooded with strange requests from Desis. Amidst all this, some Twitter users noticed an icon on his Twitter handle in addition to the usual DM, follow and more buttons. For those unfamiliar, the additional icon on Agrawal’s handle is the Twitter Tip feature. This allows you to add links to a third-party payment service through which those who want to support you can send you money or Bitcoin. Why does Twitter’s CEO, no less, still have this option open? Is it just a relic from the past and Agrawal hasn’t had time to remove it yet? Your guess is as good as ours, and everyone knows the good people on Twitter love to guess.
Deep gratitude for @jack and our entire team, and so much excitement for the future. Here is the note I sent to the company. Thank you all for your trust and support 💙 https://t.co/eNatG1dqH6 pic.twitter.com/liJmTbpYs1
— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) November 29, 2021
What is that extra button on your account? pic.twitter.com/mXpRKg5NG2
— Guruprasad (@vijayfan_guru) November 29, 2021
And just like that, he never came back
— JohnnyPneumonik (@JohnnyPneumonik) November 29, 2021
That Twitter user may not have come back (at the time of writing) with an answer, but the Twitter Help Center can give you all the details you want to know about the Tips option. He says it’s common practice for Twitter users asking for donations to link their Venmo or third-party payment platforms in their tweets. This feature aims to make sending and receiving donations easier. Some of the target groups for the Tips option include content creators, or fundraisers, or just anyone who might need support. The Help Center says it can also be used to “thank someone for making you laugh.” Which demographic does Twitter’s CEO fall into? Only time can tell.
Going by the Twitter handle Guruprasad, he could potentially be a Desi behind the developments. Indians have been having a ball ever since the news broke, with half of them flooding “Parag Bhai” with requests and the other half frantically demanding his salary and IIT Bombay ranking. The memers, obviously, were their own memers. As Agrawal became CEO, he wrote: “I look forward to building on all that we have achieved under Jack’s leadership and am extremely energized by the opportunities ahead. By continuing to improve our execution, we will deliver exceptional value to our customers and shareholders as we reshape the future of public conversation.”
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