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The Twitter Diaries: Wall St. vs. Main St. and Why an Algorithm isn’t the Problem

The Twitter Diaries: Wall St. vs. Main St. and Why an Algorithm isn’t the Problem

Twitter is automating (part of)Ā its timeline via an algorithm. Cue the panic! Signal the backlash. Ā Twitterā€™s new timeline is making investor buy and sell, inciting a media storm and ironically thousands of Tweets questioning the future of social mediaā€™s loveable yet difficult-to-categorize social/broadcast network. This has culminated into a ominous themeĀ #RIPTwitterĀ with many citing that the ā€œend is near.ā€ What Twitter is Introducing Twitter introduced an upgrade to its beloved (and oft misunderstood) timeline that is rolling out to all users…