The long-awaited Instagram story like feature, which was called ‘fleets’ is brought to India to create a mixed reaction from the Twitterati.
This self disappearing feature called fleets would not have likes, retweets or comments and would disappear in 24 hours.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Twitter’s group product manager Mo Al Adham said that they are testing Fleets, a new way to start conversations from the user’s fleeting thoughts with no likes, no retweets, no public replies, and no permanence, after receiving. He said that idea came after may users told them that they are uncomfortable with the comments, retweets or permanency of the tweet.
He said the users in Brazil and Italy are feeling more comfortable with the feature. About introducing the feature in India, he said that they are excited to see the response in India. “We’re looking to learn how adding a new way to have conversations on Twitter changes the way people in India interact on Twitter, including – are people Tweeting more or less, having more or fewer conversations, and coming back to Twitter to Fleet more or less.”
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He added that with fleets people who are uncomfortable about sharing their thoughts might better and share what they think. “We want to make it possible for people to have conversations in new ways with less pressure and more control, beyond tweets and Direct Messages. That’s why we are testing Fleets, a new way to start conversations from your fleeting thoughts with no likes, no retweets, no public replies, and no permanence.”
The feature would be available in the latest update of Twitter on IOS and Android platforms.
