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Twitter has started showing me soft pornography and other teams football fans that I don’t follow in my main feed. Either is a step too far for me, I’ve logged

Twitter has started showing me soft pornography and other teams football fans that I don’t follow in my main feed. Either is a step too far for me, I’ve logged out on all devices (web, I’ve never had the app) and I’m going to see how many days I can go before logging back in. Elon Musk is not a product person he’s building something nobody wants in my opinion and I’m happier without it. API being turned off is just another mark against a terrible product.

sintaxi 4y ago
The "For You" & "Following" tabs are exactly what I have wanted for ages. Even still, I'm pleased to see that people are exploring other options or logging out altogether.
- Shank 4y ago
  > The "For You" & "Following" tabs are exactly what I have wanted for ages. Just so we’re all on the same page, these options always existed behind the sparkle menu. The sparkle menu has been removed in favor of tabs but the content has always been there. FYP was the default unless you hit sparkle -> latest tweets.
  - andy_ppp 4y ago
    No this isn’t the same thing, I am convinced I largely used to only see things from followers and certainly never and big breasted random women. And Chelsea, Man United and Sp*rs fans - no thanks! The sparkle used to be about chronological feed ordering vs hate/AI based tweet ordering.
    - andy_ppp 4y ago
      Here’s proof I was correct, downvoters: https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/how-to-view-tweets-chronologically-on-twitter/?amp https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/how-to-view-tweet...
      - danShumway 4y ago
        That is a tutorial on how to switch from the For You algorithmic view that was the default view on Twitter to the chronological view. > vs hate/AI based tweet ordering The For You tab is an algorithmically generated list of tweets that is assembled by an AI based on your viewing habits, location, and other engagement metrics. That algorithm may have been adjusted in some ways since Musk took over but those are algorithmic tweaks, they're not a new method of displaying tweets.
        andy_ppp 4y ago
        So “Following” is in chronological order? That’s really unclear if true. The algorithm has definitely been messed with. What is the difference when the end result is the algorithm producing different results because a) parameters have been changed b) there is a new algorithm ? How do you know that you’re right and I’m wrong? The answer is you have absolutely no proof.
        smileybarry 4y ago
        It is, yes. "Following" is the same "Latest Tweets" chronological feed. I just confirmed it on my device to be sure. (by scrolling a large distance several times and checking timestamps)
rchaud 4y ago
I use the web app too, and it's incredible how laggy it is compared to accessing it via API-driven 3rd party apps.
- andy_ppp 4y ago
  Absolute joke isn’t it, going back if you have typed something freezes the tab for 3-5 seconds while it decides if it should warn you about losing your edits…
unshavedyak 4y ago
Sidenote, this post reminds me that Musk exists. For a while there he was spamming controversial stuff non-stop and was in my "news" daily. Someone must have silenced him due to his stocks tanking? Or maybe people got bored of his news, not sure. It's been a nice break for me though. I need some type of plugin-filter to just remove all Elon/Twitter mentions lol, but i'm also attracted to observing the chaos.

sintaxi 4y ago

The "For You" & "Following" tabs are exactly what I have wanted for ages. Even still, I'm pleased to see that people are exploring other options or logging out altogether.

Shank 4y ago
> The "For You" & "Following" tabs are exactly what I have wanted for ages. Just so we’re all on the same page, these options always existed behind the sparkle menu. The sparkle menu has been removed in favor of tabs but the content has always been there. FYP was the default unless you hit sparkle -> latest tweets.
- andy_ppp 4y ago
  No this isn’t the same thing, I am convinced I largely used to only see things from followers and certainly never and big breasted random women. And Chelsea, Man United and Sp*rs fans - no thanks! The sparkle used to be about chronological feed ordering vs hate/AI based tweet ordering.
  - andy_ppp 4y ago
    Here’s proof I was correct, downvoters: https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/how-to-view-tweets-chronologically-on-twitter/?amp https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/how-to-view-tweet...
    - danShumway 4y ago
      That is a tutorial on how to switch from the For You algorithmic view that was the default view on Twitter to the chronological view. > vs hate/AI based tweet ordering The For You tab is an algorithmically generated list of tweets that is assembled by an AI based on your viewing habits, location, and other engagement metrics. That algorithm may have been adjusted in some ways since Musk took over but those are algorithmic tweaks, they're not a new method of displaying tweets.
      - andy_ppp 4y ago
        So “Following” is in chronological order? That’s really unclear if true. The algorithm has definitely been messed with. What is the difference when the end result is the algorithm producing different results because a) parameters have been changed b) there is a new algorithm ? How do you know that you’re right and I’m wrong? The answer is you have absolutely no proof.
        smileybarry 4y ago
        It is, yes. "Following" is the same "Latest Tweets" chronological feed. I just confirmed it on my device to be sure. (by scrolling a large distance several times and checking timestamps)

rchaud 4y ago

I use the web app too, and it's incredible how laggy it is compared to accessing it via API-driven 3rd party apps.

andy_ppp 4y ago
Absolute joke isn’t it, going back if you have typed something freezes the tab for 3-5 seconds while it decides if it should warn you about losing your edits…

unshavedyak 4y ago

Sidenote, this post reminds me that Musk exists. For a while there he was spamming controversial stuff non-stop and was in my "news" daily. Someone must have silenced him due to his stocks tanking? Or maybe people got bored of his news, not sure. It's been a nice break for me though. I need some type of plugin-filter to just remove all Elon/Twitter mentions lol, but i'm also attracted to observing the chaos.