TikTok Launches Text-Only Posts As Social Media Innovation Rises

TikTok has introduced text-only posts as it competes with other social media behemoths in the fight for innovation.

According to the app, users will be able to produce text-based material using the new format to share poems, stories, recipes, and other types of written content.

To their text post, users can add colors, stickers, hashtags, and noises. They can also “duet” with other platform users.

TikTok said: “With text posts, we’re expanding the boundaries of content creation for everyone on TikTok, giving the written creativity we’ve seen in comments, captions, and videos a dedicated space to shine.”

The debut of Threads, a spin-off of Instagram owned by Meta, has increased rivalry among social media platforms in recent weeks. The platform competes with Twitter since it prioritizes text posts. Users can publish up to five minutes of video, up to 500 characters of text, links, images, and attachments.

Like Twitter, it has a similar layout and offers functionality like liking or reacting to postings or citing an already existing thread.

As part of owner Elon Musk’s plans to develop an “everything app,” Twitter this week switched from its iconic bird logo to an X. It was the platform’s first significant modification since the wealthy businessman purchased it in October of last year, but he has already oversaw the introduction of new features.

As an illustration, the “verified” blue tick user status was made profitable in April as a component of a fee-based subscription service.

Additionally, subscribers get access to features like amending a tweet after it has been posted or viewing fewer advertisements.

TikTok has also introduced a monthly subscription service where users can pay to access “Live” creators, which the app claims enables well-known creators to make money by publishing on the network while also expanding their community.