Death of Twitter is trending on Twitter as users freak out over algorithm

LONDON — The thought of a changed Twitter is just too much for many users to bear.

Reports that timelines may be switched from reverse chronological order to an algorithm-based system (similar to Facebook's) circulated the Internet on Saturday morning, and users were full of doom and gloom

See also: Twitter may launch its new Facebook-like timeline next week, report says

Twitter may be rolling out the redesign next week, according to the BuzzFeed report. The company has previously confirmed to Mashable that it was testing such a feature, but it declined to comment on the report Friday.

Nevertheless, #RIPTwitter began trending in the UK. Read more...

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