Twitter became the latest social media player to copy Snapchat’s popular format of disappearing stories. The company on Wednesday shared details on “Fleets,” which it describes as “a way to share your fleeting thoughts.”

People can view Fleets starting today, but must visit a user’s profile page to do so. Twitter is currently testing Fleets in Brazil only, but the company says it hopes to eventually bring the function to other countries.

Twitter says people are “more comfortable sharing everyday thoughts” when messages are set to disappear. “We hope that those people who are not usually comfortable with tweeting use Fleets to talk about the reflections that come to their head,” according to Twitter.

Posts won’t feature the “like,” “retweet” or “embed” options, either, something the company may backpedal on in the future, says Joshua Lowcock, chief digital officer at Universal McCann (UM).

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