Twitter withdraws Fleets feature, says will try ‘bigger and bolder things’

Twitter on Wednesday said it would be withdrawing its Fleets feature starting August 3 as there has been no “increase in the number of new people joining the conversation with Fleets.”

“We built Fleets as a lower-pressure, ephemeral way for people to share their fleeting thoughts. We hoped Fleets would help more people feel comfortable … but… we haven’t seen an increase in the number of new people joining the conversation with Fleets like we hoped,” Twitter said in a statement.

It added that Twitter was still evolving and trying “bigger and bolder things” to serve the public conversation.