Ammon News - Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, has said that long-form tweets will be introduced on the social media platform in early February.

This is part of a “much larger” user interface overhaul, Mr Musk said in a tweet on Sunday.

“Easy swipe right/left to move between recommended vs followed tweets rolls out later this week," said Mr Musk, who is also the chief executive of electric carmaker Tesla.

"First part of a much larger UI overhaul. Bookmark button (de facto silent like) on Tweet details rolls out a week later. Long form tweets early Feb.”