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Twitter said Tuesday it is bringing Fleets, its version of Stories that lets users post ephemeral content to its social network, to users in India. Late last month, the social networking site said it was testing the feature in Brazil.
Fleets aren’t private stories, but it’s Twitter way to let users share things that are less accessible to the world. As my colleague Sarah Perez described recently, anyone can visit someone’s public Twitter profile and tap to view their Fleets, that like Stories on other platforms, sit atop at the top of the screen. But Fleet won’t circulate on Twitter’s network, show up in Search or Moments, and it can’t be embedded on a third-party website.
“We’re testing a way for you to think out loud without the Likes, Retweets, or replies, called Fleets! Best part? They disappear after 24 hours,” Twitter India said in a tweet.
Namaste! Starting today, Fleets are coming to India. If you’re in India, check it out and let us know what you think! #FleetsFeedback
pic.twitter.com/U6QiHynm1U — Kayvon Beykpour (@kayvz) June 9, 2020
India, the world’s second largest internet market, is a key overseas nation for several American technology companies. Twitter had about 55 million monthly active users in India in the month of April, according to mobile insight firm App Annie and shared by an industry executive.
More to follow..
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/09/twitter-brings-fleets-its-version-of-stories-to-india/