On Tuesday, Twitter globally launched Fleets the tweets that disappear after 24 hours. Twitter previously announced its plan about disappearing tweets, dubbed as Fleets, and tested the feature in Brazil, Italy, India, and South Korea.
Twitter design director Joshua Harris and product manager Sam Haveson said in a blog post: “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.”
“Because they disappear from view after a day, Fleets helped people feel more comfortable sharing personal and casual thoughts, opinions, and feelings,” they added.
Twitter said it was listening to feedback and working on fixes for safety concerns like the blocking issue.
Fleets, which include text, photos and videos, will be available at the top of users’ home timelines on Twitter and on the sender’s profile.
