TikTok's version will remain more visual than a Twitter or Threads post, with users able to add a color background, music and stickers to the post. — Photo by Tolga Akmen/AFP
SAN FRANCISCO: TikTok, the social platform known for its addictive video content, announced Monday that it will offer text-only posts, becoming the latest tech giant to offer an alternative to embattled Twitter.
The text posts on TikTok will most closely resemble similar offerings on Instagram, which earlier this month also launched a challenge to Twitter -- which owner Elon Musk renamed X -- called Threads.
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