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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTwitter is testing disappearing posts called 'Fleets'
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/04/tech/twitter-disappearing-tweets/index.htmlNew York (CNN Business)
Twitter is hopping on the disappearing content bandwagon.
On Wednesday, the social network said it's testing a new feature called Fleets, which are posts that disappear after 24 hours. The test, which rolled out the same day, is currently only available in Brazil. Unlike normal tweets, Fleets do not receive retweets, likes or public replies. Users can only react or respond to them with direct messages, much like Instagram's Stories feature. Snapchat pioneered the concept of content that disappears after 24 hours in 2013, and many platforms including Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn have since released their own versions.
Fleets will not appear on people's Twitter (TWTR) timelines like regular tweets. Instead, they can be viewed by tapping on someone's avatar. "People often tell us that they don't feel comfortable Tweeting because Tweets can be seen and replied to by anybody, feel permanent and performative (how many Likes & Retweets will this get!?)," Kayvon Beykpour, product lead at Twitter, wrote in a tweet announcing the news.
"We're hoping that Fleets can help people share the fleeting thoughts that they would have been unlikely to Tweet," he added. As it is, Twitter can be something of a permanent record, meaning people might hesitate posting mostly harmless thoughts that they still might need to explain in, say, a job interview. Twitter has a long history of people's old tweets being dug up and used to attack them.
However, Twitter's move raises questions over how it will handle misinformation in disappearing posts. Though the inability to retweet, like or reply will surely limit a post's potential reach, it could still be widely seen, especially if the user has a large following.
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Twitter is testing disappearing posts called 'Fleets' (Original Post)
Celerity
Mar 2020
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Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)1. The fascist pig in the WH will love this...
3catwoman3
(24,007 posts)2. As some here may know, Fleets is also the name of...
...a brand of enemas.
Seeing as a lot of stuff on twitter is bull shit, this seems appropriate.
msongs
(67,417 posts)3. all the scum, none f the responsibility. corporate twitter rocks nt
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)4. Hey Twitter, how can I miss you if you don't go away?