If you’re a fan of TweetDeck, the popular third-party app that lets you manage multiple Twitter accounts and customize your dashboard, you might have noticed some glitches lately. And by glitches, I mean epic fails that make you wonder if Twitter is trying to sabotage its product.
The latest mishap happened on June 30th, when TweetDeck users were greeted with a blank screen and a cryptic error message: “Something went wrong. Try reloading.” Reloading didn’t help, of course, and neither did uninstalling and reinstalling the app. The problem persisted for hours, leaving users frustrated and angry.
This was not the first time TweetDeck let its users down. In May, the app suffered a major security breach that exposed the private messages of thousands of users. In April, the app randomly logged out users and asked them to verify their accounts. In March, the app crashed repeatedly and showed duplicate tweets.
What’s going on with TweetDeck? Is it just a series of unfortunate bugs, or is something more sinister behind it? Some users suspect that Twitter is deliberately neglecting or sabotaging its app. This is to force users to switch to the official Twitter app or website. After all, Twitter makes more money from ads and data when users use its platforms, rather than third-party ones.
Whatever the reason, TweetDeck is losing users and alienating people who used to love it. Unless Twitter fixes its issues and restores trust, it might kill one of its best products. And that would be a shame, because TweetDeck has a lot of features that make it superior to the official app, such as columns, filters, keyboard shortcuts, and more.
If you’re still using TweetDeck, despite its flaws, you might want to consider some alternatives. Other third-party apps offer similar or better functionality, such as Tweetbot, Hootsuite, or Buffer. Or you could just use the official Twitter app or website and hope that they don’t mess up too.
