'Twitter is live, Twitter is real-time': Jack Dorsey moves to deny algorithm fears following #riptwitter movement
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has moved to quell fears of Twitter users that it is set to move away from its real-time newsfeed to add an algorithm in the next week.
Following a day of #riptwitter trending on the site amid reports that the service was to introduce the algorithm which led to an angry response, Dorsey has said that it will remain real-time and that the service listens to its user base.
"Twitter is live, Twitter is real-time" he stated before promising "Twitter is here to stay".
Dorsey's tweets, sent early evening on Saturday 6 February can be read below:
Thank you all for your passion and trust. We will continue to work to earn it, and we will continue to listen, and talk!
— Jack (@jack) February 6, 2016
In between a bit more explanation
Twitter is live. Twitter is real-time. Twitter is about who & what you follow. And Twitter is here to stay! By becoming more Twitter-y. — Jack (@jack) February 6, 2016
Look at "while you were away" at the top of your TL. Tweets you missed from people you follow. Pull to refresh to go back to real-time.
— Jack (@jack) February 6, 2016
I *love* real-time. We love the live stream. It's us. And we're going to continue to refine it to make Twitter feel more, not less, live!
— Jack (@jack) February 6, 2016