Facing controversy around who it hand-picked to feature as top users, Twitter is eliminating its suggested users list. As reported by AP, Twitter caught flak after it launched the feature highlighting Tweeters it considered good content providers to follow. The list included of about 500 celebrities, athletes, politicians and others selected by co-founder Biz Stone and Twitter staff. Among those who complained was a political watchdog group in California that noted the list favored Democrats over Republicans. Stone says Twitter is exploring bringing back suggestion lists as an automated feature that creates lists based on user interests. Read more from AP.
Twitter Bitches ‘Suggested Users’ List
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