Re:Twitter makes it harder to choose the old reverse-chronol...
by ifkngluvscience on Friday March 11, 2022 @03:26AM
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Why is it a foregone conclusion that it's about straightforward monetization, or even monetization at all?
What if it's actually a way to hide specific topics or sentiments from the timeline? If the algorithm of what to show first is a black box, scales can be tipped just like Google does with search results.
If it's a pure chronological timeline, you either have to be blatant in not displaying the tweets you want to suppress, or let people see them.
What if it's actually a way to hide specific topics or sentiments from the timeline? If the algorithm of what to show first is a black box, scales can be tipped just like Google does with search results.
If it's a pure chronological timeline, you either have to be blatant in not displaying the tweets you want to suppress, or let people see them.