Alphonzo Phonz Terrell and DeVaris Brown, two former Twitter employees, are currently working on a Twitter-like social media platform called “Spill.”
Terrell and Brown were part of Elon Musk’s mass firing of Twitter employees in November, with a three-month severance package.
Both individuals now claim to have used Musk’s severance package to develop and market a replacement for the Bird app.
The Spill app, according to the two developers, will cater to “cultural drivers” and serve as a safe haven for Black Twitter artists.
They said on their Twitter page to promote the new app:
“The app is intended to be a real-time discussion platform that prioritizes culture, and it will launch in January.”
Terrell was the global head of Twitter’s social and editorial operations until he was fired by Elon Musk.
Brown, on the other hand, specialized in machine learning while working as a product manager lead at Twitter.
Terrell revealed in an essay about the new project that the Spill app will use blockchain to compensate users for popular posts and will include a feature called “tea parties” where users can gather online or in person to connect.
Announcing the app, Terrell tweeted:
“However, the blockchain is used to both credit artists and set up a model for us to automatically compensate them. It works incredibly well if they have a spill that becomes popular and we monetize it.”
🚨Sincerity Alert🚨
y'all, we just crossed 20,000 reservations for #Spill – in LESS THAN 12 HOURS.
Thank you for love, the feedback, the skepticism and the numerous offers of support – you have no idea how much this means.
Aite, back to work ☕️
— Phonz is Spilling (@Phonz) December 17, 2022