Jack Dorsey tries to quell #RIPTwitter outrage - CNET

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Word circulating that Twitter would soon adopt an algorithm-based timeline upset many a Tweeter, leading to a loud outcry through #RIPTwitter. On Saturday, company CEO Jack Dorsey ran damage control.

"I want you all to know we're always listening," he Tweeted, claiming "we never planned to reorder timelines next week."

The cause of the commotion was a report from Buzzfeed stating that Twitter would soon prioritise the Tweets that appear on a user's timeline based on algorithms. Essentially, under the reported new system, you'd see Tweets that Twitter thinks you'd like, rather than in the current reverse-chronological order, similar to how posts on Facebook timelines are organized.

Though he didn't speak on when timelines would be reordered, if at all, he did say that Twitter would soon become "more Twitter-y", indicating that the service's foundational concepts and presentation wouldn't be drastically changed.

"Twitter can help make connections in real-time based on dynamic interests and topics, rather than a static social/friend graph. We get it," he tweeted.