Twitter: Feed ordered by an algorithm

One of the most common criticisms leveled at Facebook is that it is the algorithm that determines what you see first, so it is surprising that Twitter decided just a few days ago that the service would show messages organized by the algorithm by default, based on what he considers to be more interesting to you.

Users would have a tab in the app for iOS and Android to retrieve the chronological feed.

The issue is that the algorithm-organized model is adopted by default. This is not a new phenomenon, and in this case, those in charge of Twitter could have learned a thing or two from Facebook, as well as from the growing demand by many users to abandon the algorithm and the attempt to satisfy the user's tastes and return to the chronological feed.

And it is even more unexpected when we consider that, despite its origins on Facebook, this dispute has extended widely to other social networks, including Twitter.

Of course, there's nothing to learn in someone else's head.

Last Thursday, the official Twitter account posted this statement to the social network, eliciting an immediate reaction from those who saw it. And, as you might expect, the complaint was focused on the fact that, by default, the app displays the version filtered by the algorithm rather than the messages in chronological order. Something that, based on what has been seen, is demanded by a substantial majority.

They should not have expected such a vehement and unfavorable reaction to the shift in Twitter's offices. And, once again, this is something that astonishes me greatly. Algorithm-based content organizing has been vilified for a long time, so taking it a step further in the sense of prioritization does not occur to anyone with half a brain. Of course, they've been forced to back down now:

They had to turn back only four days later. At the very least, it appears that they have responded fast to user complaints, albeit the phrase "exploring other options" does not sound promising. We'll have to keep an eye out for his next moves in this area.