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Do not fill this in! === Multimedia content === In 2016, Twitter began to place a larger focus on live streaming video programming, hosting various events including streams of the [[2016 Republican National Convention|Republican]] and [[2016 Democratic National Convention|Democratic]] conventions during the [[2016 United States presidential election|U.S. presidential campaign]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter and CBS News to partner for live stream of Republican and Democratic National Conventions |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-cbs-news-partnership-cbsn-live-stream-republican-democratic-national-conventions/ |access-date=July 11, 2016 |work=CBS News |date=July 11, 2016 |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427150438/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-cbs-news-partnership-cbsn-live-stream-republican-democratic-national-conventions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and winning a bid for non-exclusive streaming rights to ten [[NFL]] games in 2016.<ref name="verge-twitterstreamingvideo">{{cite web |date=April 26, 2017 |title=Twitter plans to broadcast live video 24 hours a day |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15430838/twitter-live-video-broadcast-24-hours |access-date=May 12, 2017 |website=The Verge |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427150505/https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15430838/twitter-live-video-broadcast-24-hours |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ars-tnftwitter">{{cite web |last1=Brodkin |first1=Jon |date=April 5, 2016 |title=Twitter buys NFL streaming rights for 10 Thursday Night Football games |url=https://arstechnica.com/business/2016/04/twitter-buys-nfl-streaming-rights-for-10-thursday-night-football-games/ |access-date=April 5, 2016 |website=Ars Technica |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405174814/http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/04/twitter-buys-nfl-streaming-rights-for-10-thursday-night-football-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During an event in New York in May 2017, Twitter announced that it planned to construct a 24-hour streaming video channel hosted within the service, featuring content from various partners.<ref name="verge-twitterstreamingvideo" /><ref name="recode-twittervideo">{{cite web |date=May 2, 2017 |title=Twitter still thinks it's a TV platform β and here are its dozen new shows |url=https://www.recode.net/2017/5/1/15509026/twitter-live-video-tv-shows |access-date=May 12, 2017 |website=Re/code |publisher=Vox Media |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427150723/https://www.recode.net/2017/5/1/15509026/twitter-live-video-tv-shows |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter announced a number of new and expanded partnerships for its streaming video services at the event, including [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]], [[BuzzFeed]], [[Cheddar (TV channel)|Cheddar]], [[WME/IMG|IMG Fashion]], [[Live Nation Entertainment]], [[Major League Baseball]], [[MTV]] and [[BET (TV channel)|BET]], [[NFL Network]], the [[PGA Tour]], ''[[The Players' Tribune]]'', [[Ben Silverman]] and [[Howard T. Owens]]' Propagate, ''[[The Verge]]'', [[Stadium (sports network)|Stadium]] and the [[WNBA]].<ref name="variety-streamingchannel" /> {{As of|2017|alt=as of the first quarter of 2017}}, Twitter had over 200 content partners, who streamed over 800 hours of video over 450 events.<ref name="variety-streamingchannel">{{cite web |date=May 2017 |title=Twitter Pushes Live-Video Deals With MLB, NFL, Viacom, BuzzFeed, Live Nation, WNBA and More |url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/twitter-pushes-live-video-deals-with-mlb-buzzfeed-live-nation-wnba-and-others-1202405236/ |access-date=May 12, 2017 |website=Variety |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427150703/https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/twitter-pushes-live-video-deals-with-mlb-buzzfeed-live-nation-wnba-and-others-1202405236/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter Spaces is a [[social audio]] feature that enables users to host or participate in a live-audio virtual environment called ''space'' for conversation. A maximum of 13 people are allowed onstage. The feature was initially limited to users with at least 600 followers, but since October 2021, any Twitter user can create a Space.<ref>{{cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=October 21, 2021 |title=Twitter is finally letting everyone create Spaces |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/21/22739249/twitter-finally-letting-everyone-create-spaces |access-date=October 22, 2021 |work=The Verge |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028185411/https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/21/22739249/twitter-finally-letting-everyone-create-spaces |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2020, Twitter began to test a [[Stories (social media)|stories]] feature known as "fleets" in some markets,<ref name="Perez-2020">{{Cite web |title=Twitter starts testing its own version of Stories, called 'Fleets,' which disappear after 24 hours |url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/03/04/twitter-starts-testing-its-own-version-of-stories-called-fleets-which-disappear-after-24-hours/ |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20200305072748/https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/04/twitter%2Dstarts%2Dtesting%2Dits%2Down%2Dversion%2Dof%2Dstories%2Dcalled%2Dfleets%2Dwhich%2Ddisappear%2Dafter%2D24%2Dhours/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |access-date=September 27, 2020 |website=TechCrunch |date=March 4, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2020 |title=Twitter brings Fleets to India, for 'those uncomfortable with public tweets' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/twitter-fleets-launched-india-6448715/ |access-date=September 27, 2020 |website=The Indian Express |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128032123/https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/twitter-fleets-launched-india-6448715/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which officially launched on November 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=November 17, 2020 |title=Twitter Launches Disappearing 'Fleets' Globally After Tests In Select Markets |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/twitter-launches-disappearing-fleets-globally-after-tests-instagram-snapchat-stories-1234617013/ |access-date=January 6, 2021 |publisher=Deadline |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128184836/https://deadline.com/2020/11/twitter-launches-disappearing-fleets-globally-after-tests-instagram-snapchat-stories-1234617013/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Casey |date=November 18, 2020 |title=What Twitter Fleets signals about the future of the company |url=https://www.theverge.com/21573380/twitter-fleets-launch-stories-spaces-future |access-date=November 18, 2020 |website=The Verge |archive-date=March 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311140746/https://www.theverge.com/21573380/twitter-fleets-launch-stories-spaces-future |url-status=live }}</ref> Fleets could contain text and media, are only accessible for 24 hours after they are posted, and are accessed within the Twitter app;<ref name="Perez-2020" /> Twitter announced it would start implementing advertising into fleets in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Kim |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Twitter's Fleets are getting Stories-like ads |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/1/22461070/twitter-fleets-stories-ads-monetize-instagram-snap |access-date=June 6, 2021 |work=The Verge |archive-date=June 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606125006/https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/1/22461070/twitter-fleets-stories-ads-monetize-instagram-snap |url-status=live }}</ref> Fleets were removed in August 2021; Twitter had intended for fleets to encourage more users to tweet regularly, but instead they were generally used by already-active users.<ref name="expiringfeature">{{Cite web |last=Heath |first=Alex |date=July 14, 2021 |title=Twitter is shutting down Fleets, its expiring tweets feature |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/14/22577166/twitter-fleets-shuts-down-stories-clone |access-date=July 14, 2021 |work=The Verge |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803025825/https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/14/22577166/twitter-fleets-shuts-down-stories-clone |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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