Twitter preps ephemeral tweets, starts testing in Brazil

Twitter said it is testing a way for users to 'think aloud' with tweets that vanish after a day instead of having posts linger. The ability to send ephemeral tweets called 'Fleets' is being tried out in Brazil, according to the San Francisco-based social media platform. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter is starting to test tweets that disappear after 24 hours, although initially only in Brazil.

The company says the ephemeral tweets, which it calls "fleets” because of their fleeting nature, are designed to allay the concerns of new users who might be turned off by the public and permanent nature of normal tweets.