News snapshots · 2021-08-05

Twitter shuts down “Fleets” platform this Aug – quick wrap


Twitter’s “Fleets” platform is going away for good this month.


Twitter shuts down its Instagram Stories-like ‘Fleets’ platform – 9to5mac

Twitter announced last month that the “Fleets” platform, which is basically a copy of Instagram Stories, would be discontinued on August. With only a few hours left until Tuesday, Twitter is now shutting down Fleets for good. Twitter’s Fleets platform was announced in March 2020 as a response to the huge success of Instagram Stories (and Snapchat, of course), which lets users post photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours.

Link: Twitter shuts down its Instagram Stories-like ‘Fleets’ platform
via 9to5mac.com

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