Now TikTok takes on Twitter! Video streaming app launches text-only posts to give users ‘another way to express themselves’
- TikTok has announced the launch of text-only posts as it takes on Twitter
- It comes shortly after Meta launched its own Twitter rival called Threads
Meta caused a stir earlier this month after it launched a new app called Threads, which was dubbed by many the ‘Twitter-killer’.
Now, it seems Meta isn’t the only tech giant taking on Twitter.
TikTok has announced the launch of text-only posts as it takes on rival social media giants in the race to innovate.
The new format will allow users to create text-based content to share stories, ideas, poems, recipes or other written content, the app said.
People can add colours, stickers, hashtags and sounds to their text post, and can also ‘duet’ with other users on the platform.
TikTok has announced the launch of text-only posts as it takes on rival social media giants in the race to innovate
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TikTok said: ‘At TikTok, we’re always looking to empower our creators and community with innovative tools that inspire self expression.
‘Today we’re thrilled to announce the expansion of text posts on TikTok, a new format for creating text-based content that broadens options for creators to share their ideas and express their creativity.
‘With text posts, we’re expanding the boundaries of content creation for everyone on TikTok, giving the written creativity we’ve seen in comments, captions, and videos a dedicated space to shine.’
The new feature can be accessed via TikTok’s Camera page.
‘When you access the Camera page, you’ll be able to choose from three options: photo, video, and text,’ TikTok explained.
‘By selecting text, you’ll be directed to the text creation page, where you can type out the content of your post.’
Users can customise their posts with options to add a sound, tag a location, enable comments, and allow Duets.
‘These features make it so your text posts are just as dynamic and interactive as any video or photo post,’ TikTok said.
The new feature comes shortly after the launch of Meta’s Threads, which allows users to post up to 500 characters of text and up to five minutes of video and links, as well as pictures.
The new feature comes shortly after the launch of Meta’s Threads, which allows users to post up to 500 characters of text and up to five minutes of video and links, as well as pictures
It also looks similar to Twitter and has features such as liking or replying to posts, or quoting an existing thread.
Meanwhile, Twitter replaced its famous bird logo with an X this week, as part of owner Elon Musk’s plans to create an ‘everything app’.
It marked the first major change since the billionaire businessman bought the platform in October last year, but he has already overseen the rollout of new features.
For example, the ‘verified’ blue tick user status was monetised in April as part of a paid-for subscription service.
Subscribers can also access features such as editing a published tweet or seeing fewer adverts.
TikTok has also launched a monthly subscription service where people can pay to access ‘Live’ creators, which the app said helps popular creators earn money by posting on the platform while also growing their community.
To access the subscription feature, users must have a minimum of 1,000 followers and be over 18.
TWITTER VS THREADS: HOW THE PLATFORMS COMPARE
Owner: Elon Musk
Post length: 280 characters with a normal account or up to 25,000 with paid-for Twitter Blue
Photo: One to four in each tweet
Video: Up to two minutes and 20 seconds in length
Verification cost: $8.00/£9.60 on the web and $11.00/£11.00 on iOS and Android
Messaging: Yes
Hashtags: Yes
Trending posts: Yes
Account deletion: Users must enter a deactivation stage first which lasts 30 days. If the account is not accessed in this time window, it will be permanently deleted.
THREADS
Owner: Mark Zuckerberg
Post length: 500 characters
Photo: Up to ten in a single thread
Video: Up to two minutes and 20 seconds in length
Verification cost: $11.99/£9.99 on the web and $14.99/£11.99 on iOS and Android
Messaging: No
Hashtags: No
Trending posts: No
Account deletion: While a profile can be temporarily deactivated on the app, permanently deleting it requires sacrificing Instagram too. Instead, Instagram’s guidance suggests that ‘you can always delete individual posts’, set a profile as private or just block other users.
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