Last week, Twitter made one of the worst product decisions in recent memory: the service will default to showing the algorithmically generated Home feed, with the reverse-chronological Latest feed accessible via a different tab. The change, which was initially available on iOS before being rolled out to Android and the web “soon,” made it more difficult to see tweets chronologically. Following a strong backlash, Twitter stated Monday that it would restore to the way things were previously.
“We heard you – some of you always want to see the most recent Tweets first,” Twitter stated in a support message. “We’ve reverted the timeline and disabled the tabbed experience for the time being while we investigate other possibilities.”
Some users voiced opposition to the change almost immediately after it was announced on March 10, as the Latest feed is favored by many over the Home feed. The out-of-sequence Home feed might seem perplexing at times, especially for users who rely on Twitter for updates amid breaking news events such as the Ukraine war.
