Twitter launches disappearing tweets that vanish in a day

Fleets cannot be retweeted and will not have “likes”. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA

Twitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours globally, echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram that already have disappearing posts.

The company said the 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.