Twitter has announced that it is working on a solution to keep tweets from disappearing while users are reading them.
It is a common occurrence for the timeline to refresh suddenly while you are looking at a tweet. This happens when a user is looking at it concurrently with other users.
In the process, the tweet normally disappears and one is left scrolling through the timeline before they can find it again.
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According to Twitter, this happens when the tweet in question has a lot of engagement. If you are still reading the original tweet on the timeline, and someone added a comment or the author threaded it, the app refreshes and the tweet disappears.
Twitter explains this in a tweet
Let’s talk about Tweets disappearing from view mid-read when the timeline seems to auto-refresh. We know it’s a frustrating experience, so we’re working on changing it.
Over the next two months, we’ll be rolling out updates to the way we show you Tweets so they don’t disappear.
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) September 22, 2021
Twitter further explains why it happens
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The background: a Tweet would move up the timeline as replies were added to the ongoing convo. Since some convos can evolve quickly, this made it so you didn’t see the same Tweet repeated in the TL.
Our changes will keep your TL fresh and keep Tweets from disappearing mid-read.
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) September 22, 2021
“We want you to be able to stop and read a Tweet without it disappearing from view.” Twitter responded to a user.
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