Earlier this year, Twitter introduced a new version of its mobile site that it calls Twitter Lite. It’s specifically designed to be used in parts of the world with limited connectivity, and it uses less data to help with load times. The company is now testing a Twitter Lite Android app in the Philippines.

Like the mobile site, the app will use less data, and will be useful in places where internet access is slower. A spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch that the app is just an experiment, and that it’s not sure if it’ll test the app in other markets. The company noted that the Philippines represents a good place to test such a product, because it has “slow mobile networks and expensive data plans, while mobile devices with…

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