Twitter to Dump 'Suggested Users' List

Microblogging site Twitter will stop offering a list of “suggested users” for new account holders to follow in the wake of complaints by conservatives that the list was weighted toward liberals.

At a conference in Malaysia, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone on Monday announced that “the list will be going away.” From the Associated Press‘s Julia Zappei:

Stone said the company was seeking a more systematic way to introduce its prominent posters, including sports figures, celebrities and politicians, to newcomers to the site.

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