> Twitter is using your app graph to help build a more tailored experience for you on Twitter.
No thanks.
> Some examples of how we may use your graph data include:
> - Improved “who to follow” suggestions that share similar interests
No.
> - Adding Tweets, accounts, or other content to your timeline that we think you'll find especially interesting
Good lord, no.
> - Showing you more relevant promoted content.
Please, no.
They're likely making it better for their customers. (Hint: if you're not paying them, you are not the customer).
There's a big difference between a user and a customer. Users are the raw materials used to make the product that gets delivered to customers.
Then why do you use Twitter at all?
> Twitter is using your app graph to help build a more tailored experience for you on Twitter.
The more we can prove to advertisers we deliver targetted content, the more they will pay us.
> Improved “who to follow” suggestions that share similar interests
We will continue to suggest you to follow people who paid us but they are more likely to actually be remotely interesting to you (no promise, though).
> Adding Tweets, accounts, or other content to your timeline that we think you'll find especially interesting
See first item.
> Showing you more relevant promoted content.
See first item.