TikTok launches text-only posts to rival Elon Musk’s Twitter

Beijing July 25 (U.S.): Chinese short-video app TikTok allows users to create text-only posts, in the latest attempt by the social media company to capitalize on Twitter’s turmoil since its purchase by Elon Musk last year.

Reuters reports that the move, announced on Monday, will allow TikTok users to choose from a variety of backgrounds for their text posts that can contain hashtags and allow people to tag other users.

The posts, which are similar to Instagram Stories, have a 1,000-character limit, according to technology news site The Verge.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms (META.O), launched Thread in July, another text app that could pose a threat to Musk’s Twitter.

On Monday, Musk renamed Twitter to X, removing the iconic Blue Bird logo, in an effort to create an “everything app.”

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