Can I tweet only to a select group of people?

Question

I need to send Twitter messages to groups and if I do will the tweets be private and not re-tweet-able?

Answer 1

As of now short answer no. A possible solution would be to create another twitter account. Protect the updates and have the people you want to communicate follow that account. As far as retweeting... I believe this is always possible. Even with protected updates.

Alternative would be to send a bunch of direct messages.

Might need to choose a different medium for communication if this is necessary. Such as email.

Answer 2

While you can protect your tweets so that only those you approve of can receive them, there is nothing you can do to stop those same people re-tweeting you.

Answer 3

Yes, it's right there in the settings under Tweet Privacy:

☐ Protect my tweets

Only let people whom I approve follow my tweets.
If this is checked, your future tweets will not be available publicly. Tweets posted previously may still be publicly visible in some places.