Twitter first launched Spaces last year in November and this was an attempt to complete with the quarantine audio space app giants like Clubhouse. The company launched its own version of audio-centric chatrooms — but the ability to actually host a Space was limited to Twitter users with many followers –600 followers or more to be exact. It’s now coming to year and Twitter is finally giving all of its users the ability to host a Space, which is a privilege that arguably should’ve been granted long ago.
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Twitter spaces in Uganda have been mainly taken up by former New Vision boss Robert Kabushenga who has been hosting his #360Mentor Twitter audio podcasts.
The Spaces team sent out a tweet to announce the change, noting that users on both Android and iOS will now be able to host Spaces. It also offers a GIF that briefly refreshes users on how to host a Space, in case you’ve forgotten after all these months.
Twitter has been getting ahead of itself over the entire year, releasing a slew of new features for Spaces, like the ability to add co-hosts and up to 10 speakers. It created a fund for Spaces creators called the Spark Program and even piloted Ticketed Spaces, otherwise known as audio rooms that require you to pay for entry. This is all without giving all users the most vital ability of all: the option to host their own rooms.
