Twitter has decided to change one feature that they have had since its inception. No, not the 140 characters (but that's coming). It's their timeline. How it used to work was you decided whom to follow, and your timeline was everything from everyone you followed in reverse order. They will soon be changing to a system that will decide what you want to see based on math.
There's no firm information on what this all means, but I'm willing to bet that this is a great way for accounts to pay their way onto your timeline. Instead of Twitter being for freedom of speech and allowing anyone to have a voice, my contention is that this will make Twitter into a system that gives a voice to people who can afford it.
There is a way around this by going into your settings and "opting out" of the changes. In my opinion, one should have to "opt in" to something this drastic. Personally, I think a change this drastic should not be thrust onto the loyal users without their say.
If you're like me, this angers you to no end. Let Twitter know. I have closed all of my accounts in protest. Make your voice heard. That's what the point of Twitter has always been... make sure you can do it before no one will be able to hear you unless you pay.
There's no firm information on what this all means, but I'm willing to bet that this is a great way for accounts to pay their way onto your timeline. Instead of Twitter being for freedom of speech and allowing anyone to have a voice, my contention is that this will make Twitter into a system that gives a voice to people who can afford it.
There is a way around this by going into your settings and "opting out" of the changes. In my opinion, one should have to "opt in" to something this drastic. Personally, I think a change this drastic should not be thrust onto the loyal users without their say.
If you're like me, this angers you to no end. Let Twitter know. I have closed all of my accounts in protest. Make your voice heard. That's what the point of Twitter has always been... make sure you can do it before no one will be able to hear you unless you pay.