Twitter Tests Disappearing Tweets in Brazil

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is testing a new way for people to communicate on its microblogging platform -- disappearing tweets, which it is aptly calling "fleets."

Taking a page from Snap's (NYSE: SNAP) Snapchat Stories, the fleets appear on a separate timeline above the user's main timeline and disappear after 24 hours. 

"People often tell us that they don't feel comfortable Tweeting because Tweets can be seen and replied to by anybody, feel permanent and performative," wrote Kayvon Beypour, product lead at Twitter in a thread. "We've been listening to this feedback and working to create new capabilities that address some of the anxieties that hold people back from talking on Twitter." 

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