The same day Elon Musk abruptly dropped TwitterBԪַs name and bird logo as part of its supposed transition to an BԪַanything appBԪַ called X, TikTok impishly announced it will begin letting its users post BԪַ you guessed it BԪַ text-based messages.
The popular Chinese-owned app, best known for lip-synced dances, often farcical BԪַchallengesBԪַ and other short videos, didnBԪַt offer much explanation for the new feature. It did note in a statement that the service is BԪַexpanding the boundaries of content creationBԪַ by showcasing the written creativity users have previously had to share via comments and video captions.
TikTok announced the new feature late Monday.
It wasnBԪַt clear to what extent users have embraced text posts in their first full day of availability. ThatBԪַs partly because searching on variations of the term BԪַtext postBԪַ largely turned up examples of a popular video genre BԪַ those focused on text message phone conversations, typically selected for humorous effect. There were also a few brave users offering video explanations on how to make text posts.
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