Post Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. or Name of Group [@username]. (Year, Month Date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words[Tweet or Instagram Post]. Site Name. URL
Example:
National Geographic [@NatGeo]. (2020, January 12). Scientists knew African grays are clever, but now they’ve been documented assisting other members of their species—even strangers [Tweet; thumbnail link to article]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/NatGeo/status/1216346352063537154
In-text citation:
parenthetical -- (Post Author, date)
Narrative -- According to Post Author (date)....
Example:
parenthetical -- (National Geographic, 2020)
narrative -- According to a tweet from National Geographic (2020), ...
Tip: To cite a Tweet from the App, click on three dots in the top right of the Tweet, click on Copy Link to Tweet, and paste into citation (or notes or email, then into citation).