China-based short video sharing platform TikTok announced that it introduced a text-sharing feature after Twitter replaced the “bird” logo with the letter “X” in a time when the competition between social media platforms was heating up.
While the discussions about Twitter leaving the blue bird logo and switching to the letter “X” continue, the TikTok application has updated its features.
TikTok has started to provide its users with the opportunity to share text, such as Twitter, in addition to photos and videos.
Users will also have the opportunity to reply to posts with sound, location and duets.
“With these new features, text posts will get as much engagement and stay dynamic as any video or photo post,” TikTok said in a statement. statement was included.
In the statement, it was emphasized that users were offered “another way to express themselves”.
Earlier this month, TikTok launched a music streaming service, just like its Spotify and Apple Music apps.
Elon Musk changed Twitter’s logo
Twitter’s CEO, Elon Musk, replaced the classic “bird” logo of the social media platform with the letter “X”.
Musk, who wrote “X.com” in the description of his Twitter account, announced that the “X.com” address now redirects to “twitter.com”.
Musk, who also owns SpaceX and Tesla, bought Twitter in October and has gone through radical changes since then.