Twitter tests its own version of stories, see reactions

The hashtag #RIPTwitter is currently trending on the social media platform after the micro-blogging website, Twitter rolled out its own version of Stories.

Twitter announced that it has started testing the format called ‘Fleets’ which enables users to post content that disappears in 24 hours. Presently, the company is testing this feature in Brazil.

Unlike, the normal tweets, Fleets will not receive Replies, Likes to Retweets. Also, they will disappear after 24 hours.

This new feature is meant to address one of the primary reasons why users don’t tweet: they feel uncomfortable with Twitter’s public nature.

Fleets will not appear in the regular Twitter timeline of the users. A user has to visit the public Twitter profile and then tap on their Fleets to view it.

Moreover, users will also not be able to circulate the Fleets on the Twitter network, and they will also not show up in search or Moments. Also, users will not be able to embed them on an external website.

However, it seems that this new vanishing tweet feature of Twitter is not going down well with the users. Many users feel that this feature will make the micro blogging website similar to other social media platforms.

Here are the reactions of some users on the Fleets feature:

https://twitter.com/thetalkativeNG/status/1235454100181049345?s=20

Twitter adding 24hrs story function to it’s features at a time when all we need is an “edit tweet” option in order to minimize the frustration of deleting tweets over small errors. Rename this app to “Bomboclaat-Facebook” already #RIPTwitter

— Abdool Moh. (@abdool_moh) March 5, 2020

In a world where WhatsApp, Facebook & Instagram are hoping to be like Twitter, one would have hoped that Twitter will be secure in its authenticity but what’s this rumour about Twitter planning to rollout Stories? Who cares on Twitter? #RIPTwitter

— SEGA L'éveilleur® (@segalink) March 5, 2020

https://twitter.com/JA_Anva/status/1235440382684434432?s=20

https://twitter.com/cliqik/status/1235484017102696448?s=20

#RIPTwitter
So Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are pretty much the same thing now pic.twitter.com/lmP8VBKUKy

— Neil Malope (@neil_malope) March 5, 2020

https://twitter.com/UnclePamilerin/status/1235462893274951682?s=20

https://twitter.com/fanny_miz/status/1235442410307584000?s=20