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Status: share a moment for 24 hours

Create a temporary photo, video or text update, choose its audience and check the publication result.

A Status is a temporary update for a moment you want to share: a photo from your day, a short video or a few words. Its normal viewing period is 24 hours. Temporary does not mean nobody can save or pass on what they see.

Create your update

Open the Status option offered in your app's creation screen or Status area. Choose text, photo or video, then check the preview. Say what matters clearly and avoid including private addresses, documents or details you would not want repeated.

Choose the audience carefully

Review the audience before posting. SeleVerse and SeleVista use different relationship labels, so followers and subscribers should not be treated as interchangeable. Open Story Privacy and read blocking and privacy controls for the options shown to your account.

Check where it was published

If the composer offers app destinations, review the selection and the result separately. Choosing both apps is not proof that both received the update. Confirm the Status appears where you intended; if a destination fails, keep the message and use in-app support rather than posting repeated copies.

Manage your moment

Check the viewing and deletion controls available on your own Status. Do not assume deleting one visible copy confirms removal everywhere. Read the SeleVerse Status guide for practical checks.

The community guidelines still apply. Report harmful content through its available menu, and remember that expiry is a viewing limit rather than a guarantee that every copy disappears.

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How to publish a Short

Record or choose a portrait clip, check its sound and details, then follow the upload until publication is confirmed.

Manage blocked accounts and privacy controls

Review blocked accounts, profile visibility and audience choices without assuming every control affects every existing copy.

What is SeleVista?

SeleVista is the video home for Africa: watch Shorts and long videos, share your own, chat, and earn from the attention your work earns.

What is SeleVerse?

SeleVerse is the social home for people, stories and earning: posts, Griot videos, voice posts and Pages, all on one SeleID.

Still need help?

Open the app and tap the chat icon at the top, or choose Help and Support from the menu, to create a ticket or start live chat.