Twitter Rolls Out ‘Fleets’ — Tweets That Disappear in 24 Hours

[Sybil Ludington]

This is odd. Why would someone be inclined to make a comment knowing it will disappear in 24 hours?

They want to say something hateful, and figure if it's only there for 24 hours, nobody will really get a chance to capture for future reference???

[Tahuyaman]

They want to say something hateful, and figure if it's only there for 24 hours, nobody will really get a chance to capture for future reference???

To me that makes no sense.

[Crepitus]

The social media giant Twitter announced Tuesday that the platform will now include an option for users to post something without the pressure of long-term commitment to what they tweeted. The company will now allow users to post “fleets”, or temporary posts that disappear 24-hours after being posted.


The company’s reasoning, according to a press release written by Twitter Design Director Joshua Harris and Product Manager Sam Haveson, is to take the pressure off people who are chiming in on “the public conversation” since the format of Twitter is generally open to public perusal.


According to Harris and Haveson:

…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. That’s why, unfortunately, there are so many 🔥 Tweets left in drafts! To help people feel more comfortable, we’ve been working on a lower pressure way for people to talk about what’s happening. Today, we’re launching Fleets so everyone can easily join the conversation in a new way – with their fleeting thoughts.

Ephemeral sharing is not new. It was pioneered by Snapchat in 2011, according to the New York Times, who reported “Facebook and its family of apps, including the photo-sharing site Instagram and the WhatsApp messaging app, have replicated the [disappearing posts] feature in recent years. Others, such as LinkedIn and Pinterest, have also followed suit.”


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Twitter for cowards!

I betcha tRump is already using it.

[Sybil Ludington]

To me that makes no sense.

No argument here. BUT, think about the kind of people who make posts like that............do they make any sense?

[Crepitus]

the new Democrat trademark. It fits perfectly.

You know cappy's not a Democrat, right?

[Tahuyaman]

No argument here. BUT, think about the kind of people who make posts like that............do they make any sense?

If I dislike you, I want to make that obvious and continue to make that obvious.

[Tahuyaman]

You know cappy's not a Democrat, right?

He’s whatever whatever he wants to be whenever he thinks it’s convenient.

It’s nice to see you go to bat for your buddy. It’s cute.