Polls

In 2015, Twitter began to roll out the ability to attach poll questions to tweets. Polls are open for up
to 7 days, and voters are not personally identified.[186] Initially, polls could have only two options
with a maximum of twenty characters per option. Later,[when?] the ability to add four options with
up to 25 characters per option, was added.

Non-tweet content
Streaming video
In 2016, Twitter began to place a larger focus on live streaming video programming, hosting various
events including streams of the Republican and Democratic conventions during the U.S.
presidential campaign as part of a partnership with CBS News,[187] Dreamhack and ESL eSports
events,[188] and winning a bid for non-exclusive streaming rights to ten NFL Thursday Night
Football games in the 2016 season.[188][189]

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.[188]
[190] CEO Jack Dorsey stated that the digital video strategy was part of a goal for Twitter to be "the
first place that anyone hears of anything going on that matters to them"; as of the first quarter of
2017, Twitter had over 200 content partners, who streamed over 800 hours of video over 450
events.[191]

Twitter announced a number of new and expanded partnerships for its streaming video services at
the event, including Bloomberg, BuzzFeed, Cheddar (Opening Bell and Closing Bell shows; the
latter was introduced in October 2016) IMG Fashion (coverage of fashion events), Live Nation
Entertainment (streaming concert events), Major League Baseball (weekly online game stream, plus
a weekly program with live look-ins and coverage of trending stories), MTV and BET (red carpet
coverage for their MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Movie & TV Awards, and BET Awards), NFL
Network (the Monday-Thursday news program NFL Blitz Live, and Sunday Fantasy Gameday),
[192][193] the PGA Tour (PGA Tour Live coverage of early tournament rounds preceding television
coverage),[194] The Players' Tribune, Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens' Propagate (daily
entertainment show #WhatsHappening), The Verge (weekly technology show Circuit Breaker: The
Verge's Gadget Show), Stadium (a new digital sports network being formed by Silver Chalice and
Sinclair Broadcast Group)[195][196][197] and the WNBA (weekly game).[191]

Spaces
Twitter Spaces is a social audio feature that enables users to host or participate in a live-audio
virtual environment called space for conversation. Spaces can accommodate an unlimited number
of listeners. A maximum of 13 people (1 host, 2 co-hosts and 10 speakers) are allowed onstage. The
feature was initially limited to users with at least 600 followers. Since October 21, 2021, any
Twitter user can create a Space from the Android or iOS app.[198]

Fleets
In March 2020, Twitter began to test a stories feature known as "fleets" in some markets,[199][200]
which officially launched on November 17, 2020.[201][202] Similarly to equivalent features, fleets
can contain text and media, are only accessible for 24 hours after they are posted, and are accessed
within the Twitter app via an area above the timeline.[199]

In June 2021, Twitter announced it would start implementing advertising into fleets, integrating full-
screen ads among user-created content.[203] On July 14, 2021, Twitter stated that it would remove
Fleets by August 3. Twitter had intended for fleets to encourage more users to tweet regularly, rather
than simply consume other folks' tweets, but instead fleets were generally used by users who
already tweeted a lot. The company stated that their spot at the top of the screen would now be
occupied by currently active Spaces from the user's feed.[204]

Curation
Trending topics
Main article: Twitter trends

Countries and cities with local trending topics in Twitter

A word, phrase, or topic that is mentioned at a greater rate than others is said to be a "trending
topic". Trending topics become popular either through a concerted effort by users or because of an
event that prompts people to talk about a specific topic.[205] These topics help Twitter and their
users to understand what is happening in the world and what people's opinions are about it.[206]
The Twitter web interface displays a list of trending topics on a sidebar on the home page, along
with sponsored content.

Trending topics are sometimes the result of concerted efforts and manipulations by fans of certain
celebrities or cultural phenomena, particularly musicians like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Rihanna
and One Direction, and novel series Twilight and Harry Potter. Twitter has altered the trend
algorithm in the past to prevent manipulation of this type with limited success.[207] Twitter also
censors trending hashtags that are claimed to be abusive or offensive. Twitter censored the
#Thatsafrican[208] and #thingsdarkiessay hashtags after users complained that they found the
hashtags offensive.[209]

Lists
In late 2009, the "Twitter Lists" feature was added, making it possible for users to follow ad hoc
lists of users instead of individual users.[148][210]

Moments
In October 2015, Twitter introduced "Moments"—a feature that allows users to curate tweets from
other users into a larger collection. Twitter initially intended the feature to be used by its in-house
editorial team and other partners; they populated a dedicated tab in Twitter's apps, chronicling news
headlines, sporting events, and other content.[211][212] In September 2016, creation of moments
became available to all Twitter users.[213]