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Twitter posts may no longer be displayed in time order amid suggestions the social media network is preparing to undergo a major shake-up.
Reports claim the reverse chronological feature – which sees the newest tweet displayed on top of older posts – will be replaced with a setting favouring more popular or relevant posts.
The rumours did not go down well with users of the 140-character micro-blogging site, as #RIPTwitter became a top trend for most of the day.
The general concern seemed to be that Twitter would become more like Facebook, where certain posts are boosted over other newer ones, and lose its functionality to provide real-time updates, especially relevant for live events.
There was a lot of anger…
More than 1 million tweets about #RIPTwitter. Pay attention @twitter & please do the best with Twitter because a lot of users are angry.
— Mauricio (@HerArianatorBoy) February 6, 2016
CHANGE IS BAD AND WHEN ANYTHING CHANGES WE NEED TO BE ANGRY AND LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT HOW BAD THE CHANGE IS.#RIPTwitter
— G. Keenan Schneider (@_GKeenan) February 6, 2016
Currently #RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/P1YUiHyl8D
— Michael Khords (@MichaelKhords) February 6, 2016
Dear Twitter,
We do not want an algorithmic timeline. We just want a tweet edit button. #RIPTwitter
Signed,
The human race.— reece (@ironysivan) February 6, 2016
Confusion…
Dear Twitter. I want to decide who I follow, what I read. I really really really don't need algorithms to decide that for me. #RIPTwitter
— Tiia Öhman (@unikissa) February 6, 2016
Why would #Twitter change their algorithms? I love my tImeline just the way it is! Don't change! #RIPTwitter
— Thom Cordeiro™ (@Thom_Cordeiro) February 6, 2016
Just have to say I really don't like the sound of these new upcoming changes on Twitter at all. Why can't Twitter be left alone #RIPTwitter
— Susan Seddon (@SuzeTwelve) February 6, 2016
Yet to understand why @twitter thinks I want people they consider to be relavant on my tl..#RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/uaibb88rJP
— $weeterman (@LastKingxJedi) February 6, 2016
And some tears…
Twitter: "Tweets will soon be arranged by the most relevant rather than by time"
Me:#RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/bLuM9RCH9V
— james (@rihceipt) February 6, 2016
I'm gonna cry if they change Twitter #RIPTwitter
— jenna (@adjdasluke) February 6, 2016
Let's all cry together #RIPTwitter
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