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Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by userbinator on Thursday November 03, 2022 @09:32PM (#33460591)
That's because it was optimised to show you ads, and not for your comfort. Otherwise it wouldn't be a ridiculously bloated SPA, and instead be more like Nitter or some of the other alternate UIs that have appeared. Given the focus on $$$, I doubt Musk will change that aspect of Twitter in a direction that's better for you.
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Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by truetraveller on Thursday November 03, 2022 @09:40PM (#33460673)
Definitely, platforms optimize for ads. But these things are actually not concerning ad display/engagement. On the contrary, these UX improvements would increase my engagement, and thus ad engagement.
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Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by can16358p on Thursday November 03, 2022 @10:21PM (#33461124)
Instagram is also optimized to show me ads, but it also has an arguably nice UX too, at least much better than Twitter IMO.
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