Reports of Twitter Shifting To An Algorithm Timeline Next Week Might Be Premature

- The internet has been buzzing angrily after Buzzfeed published a post that indicated that Twitter was moving away from its timeline and towards an algorithm generated feed next week. That might have been premature.

For months now, it’s been rumored that Twitter would be shifting their model away from the strict, chronological timeline model that has been its hallmark since its inception, and to an algorithm-based model that would filter out what users would see, much like how Facebook has approached their Timeline feature. The company has recently been derided for several new features, including Moments and changing ‘Favorites’ to ‘Likes’.

The internet hasn’t been happy, and have taken to the hashtag #RIPTwitter to voice their disapproval.

In response, Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey took to Twitter earlier this afternoon to note that the company isn’t planning on reordering timelines next week as has been reported. Full Story