Twitter launches a ‘Lite’ mobile web version of its app as it hunts for growth in emerging markets

New version boosts launch time by 30 per cent

A screenshot showing Twitter Lite's data saving capabilities. Photo: Twitter

Twitter launched a less data-intensive version of its service for the emerging markets on Thursday where internet connections can be patchy, in a bid to tap into a new user base as the social media firm struggles for growth.

The service is called Twitter Lite and can only be accessed via a mobile web browser like Google Chrome and takes up less than 1 megabyte on your device. The company said it optimised it for speed to give it a 30 per cent faster launch time than the standard app and quicker navigation.

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