The damning hashtag #RIPTwitter stayed firmly lodged at the top of the social network's list of trending topics in reaction to a report that Twitter planned to inch closer to Facebook by overhauling its signature news feed with an algorithm.
Soon after, the algorithm was an**unced and turned out to be more modest than feared. At least for **w. The trending topic and the outrage that fueled it died down. But the tenuous relationship between Twitter and its users remained. Read more...