Sep 18, 2018 11:05:00

Twitter is developing a new function that can control display method in response to criticism of change of timeline display

Twitter is developing a function that allows users to switch the timeline display method according to their preference.

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- Twitter Support (@ TwitterSupport) September 17, 2018

Twitter changed the specification of the timeline in February 2016 and introduced the "Display important new tweets on top" function selected by the Twitter algorithm instead of the chronological order of tweets. Furthermore, since September 13, 2018, modifications such as setting change so that the live distribution of the account being followed is displayed to the top line of the timeline has been added, there are pros and cons from the user .

It makes live broadcasting easier to find. Once the account you follow is displayed live, it will be displayed at the top of the home timeline.

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- Twitter Japan (@ TwitterJP) September 13, 2018

Twitter can manage the timeline so that it responds to the voice of users saying "Time series display like before is better", "I want to manage the timeline more like my own taste" and "Do not choose tweets without permission" We are tweeting that we are planning to introduce.

Twitter said it is working to allow the user to control the timeline. And it is helping to display the best tweets for users.

2 / We've learned that the most recent Tweets first, people find Twitter more relevant and useful, we 've heard feedback from people who ate prefer to see the most recent Tweets.
- Twitter Support (@ TwitterSupport) September 17, 2018

Twitter learned that by showing the best tweets users will feel Twitter more familiar and useful. On the other hand, he is also listening to feedback from users who wish to see the newest tweets.

3 / Our goal with the timeline is to balance The most recent Tweets with the best Tweets You are likely to care about, but we do not always get this balance right.
- Twitter Support (@ TwitterSupport) September 17, 2018

Therefore, Twitter is working on switching the display method of the timeline so as to satisfy the hope of seeing the most related tweet and the desire to see the latest tweet. This test seems to be released within a few weeks.

4 / So, we are working on with the switch between a timeline of Tweets that you most likely for you and a timeline of the latest Tweets. You see see us test this in the coming weeks.
- Twitter Support (@ TwitterSupport) September 17, 2018

On the other hand, Twitter has updated "Show the best Tweets first" setting. If you turn off the "Show the best Tweets first" feature, you will be able to see only the tweets of followers from the latest one. Until now, turning off this feature saw tweets that you missed and those you did not follow were also listed, but these can be screened.

5 / Meanwhile, today we updated the "The most Tweets first" setting. When off, you'll see myself in case you missed it "and recommended Tweets from people you do not follow.
- Twitter Support (@ TwitterSupport) September 17, 2018

The behavior of "Show the best Tweets first" function is to be removed by the release of the time line display switching function mentioned above. We reaffirm our policy of listening to the user's voice.