Twitter has launched a new ‘stories’ feature called fleets – our 14 favourite funny reactions

Launched globally on Tuesday, Twitter’s new feature ‘fleets’ appears at the top of the timeline and allows users to post content that disappears in 24 hours.

It’s bad news for those of us waiting for an edit button or a more proactive approach in dealing with online harassment, but good news for anyone wanting Twitter to get a little more Snapchat and Instagram-esque.

https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1328684389388185600

Overall, the reaction has been, well, mixed… Here are 14 things people had to say:

1.

https://twitter.com/kathasty/status/1328905632519495682

2.

https://twitter.com/KUROCHlA/status/1328721629598396418

3.

https://twitter.com/hornyIoI/status/1328764707189112833

4.

i’m cool with twitter stories as long as they’re used how they’re supposed to be: making ur life seem miserable. making ur life seem perfect is for instagram. there will be none of that here

— James (@CaucasianJames) November 17, 2020

5.

Tik Tok copied Vine, one of Twitter’s biggest failures.

Instagram copied Tik Tok, by making Reels.

Twitter copied Instagram, by introducing Stories, which Instagram stole from Snapchat. pic.twitter.com/XzQXNGCUSX

— kyle alex brett (@kyalbr) November 17, 2020

6.

So Twitter is Instagram now and Instagram is a mall . What’s next Amazon is the state ?? Wait

— cancela lansbury (@gossipbabies) November 17, 2020

7.

https://twitter.com/hoeglizzy/status/1328771603669405696

8.

https://twitter.com/igbopapii/status/1328762350556622848

9.

Oh no, not my calculator too!!! pic.twitter.com/z7peo2tCpk

— Danielle Baskin (@djbaskin) November 18, 2020

10.

https://twitter.com/underthenettle/status/1328748910207242241

11.

https://twitter.com/scruched/status/1328722418202939392

12.

https://twitter.com/TheLiddoFox/status/1328748212098895875

13.

https://twitter.com/phaxro/status/1328835707872403456

14.

Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter when i post the same fye picture to each story pic.twitter.com/LLhhkeHC1E

— the fisher (@vvsbanditx) November 18, 2020

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