Twitter has taken another step towards the abyss. According to an article on BuzzFeed, the company plans to take control of its users’ news feeds, with a Facebook-style computer algorithm determining what content appears on their timelines. But Twitter’s users won’t take it lying down — they’ve been raising hell throughout the day. The upcoming change was predicted by Breitbart in June, when Twitter began experimenting with content filters under the pretext of “preventing abuse.” It was the first time the company interfered with users’ personal control over their timelines. According to Buzzfeed, the latest, radical alteration to Twitter’s user experience could come as early as next week, although the online outlet did not confirm whether the new system would be mandatory. The news has led to the greatest backlash from Twitter’s userbase this year. #RIPTwitter has been trending internationally all day, with close to a million tweets on the hashtag. Celebrities and users from across the political spectrum are adding their voices to the online protest, and a change.org petition urging Twtter to change course is quickly gathering steam. Troublingly for Twitter, it doesn’t look like the controversy will fade anytime soon. One of the great rewards of being an adult is deciding