Twitter Launches ‘Fleets’, Tweets that Disappear After 24 Hours
Twitter launched a new feature worldwide called ‘fleets’: tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature on Snapchat and Instagram.
“Some of you tell us that tweeting is uncomfortable because it feels so public, so permanent, and like there’s so much pressure to rack up retweets and likes,” Twitter’s design director, Joshua Harris, and product manager, Sam Haveson, wrote in a blog post.
“Because they disappear from view after a day, fleets helped people feel more comfortable sharing personal and casual thoughts, opinions, and feelings.”
According to The Guardian, some Twitter users experimenting with the tool said it “created worrying opportunities for online harassment, like allowing unwanted direct messages. It also allowed fleet authors to tag people who had blocked them. Twitter said it was listening to feedback and working on fixes for such safety concerns.
“Fleets can include text, photos and videos. They will be available at the top of users’ home timelines on Twitter and on the sender’s profile.”
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