Twitter trials non-public tweets visible only in smaller ‘circles’

For the first time, Twitter is letting users share non-public tweets using a new trial feature allowing users to make tweets visible only to select people. — dpa

Twitter is testing a new feature that undermines the most basic principle of its platform, namely that all tweets are public.

Now, for the first time, non-public tweets can be shared using a new trial feature allowing users to make tweets visible only to select people.