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Social media website Twitter will introduce a new feature called ‘Fleets’, which is much similar to Instagram and Snapchat’s stories.
Following the news, several users criticised the new feature as even #RIPTwitter made it to the top trends.
Twitter’s Product Lead Kayvon Beykpour shed light on the new feature and said that is for Brazil only for now.
“We’ve been listening to this feedback and working to create new capabilities that address some of the anxieties that hold people back from talking on Twitter. Today, in Brazil only, we’re starting a test (on Android and iOS) for one of those new capabilities. It’s called Fleets,” he said in one of his tweets.
Kayvon Beykpour✔@kayvz
I know what you’re thinking: “THIS SOUNDS A LOT LIKE STORIES!”. Yes, there are many similarities with the Stories format that will feel familiar to people. There are also a few intentional differences to make the experience more focused on sharing and seeing people’s thoughts.
Kayvon Beykpour✔@kayvz
We’re hoping that Fleets can help people share the fleeting thoughts that they would have been unlikely to Tweet. This is a substantial change to Twitter, so we’re excited to learn by testing it (starting with the rollout today in Brazil) and seeing how our customers use it.
Similar to the concept of stories, Fleets will disappear after 24 hours and can only be responded to via Direct Message.
Fleets will not appear on the timeline or Twitter feed, they can be viewed by tapping on the avatar of a user.
Here’s how some reacted:
Neil Malope@neil_malope#RIPTwitter
So Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are pretty much the same thing now
