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Do not fill this in! === 2014β2020 === In April 2014, Twitter underwent a redesign that made the site resemble Facebook somewhat, with a profile picture and biography in a column left to the timeline, and a full-width header image with [[parallax scrolling]] effect.{{efn|It is not documented whether the parallax scrolling effect was added with the redesign in April 2014 or subsequently.}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Savov |first=Vlad |date=April 8, 2014 |title=Twitter redesign looks a lot like Facebook |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/8/5593102/twitter-web-profile-redesign |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310054451/https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/8/5593102/twitter-web-profile-redesign |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=March 1, 2021 |website=The Verge}}</ref> That layout was used as the main for the desktop front end until July 2019, undergoing changes over time such as having rounded profile pictures since June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Check out our new look! |url=https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2017/Check-out-our-new-look |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=blog.twitter.com |language=en-us |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123175702/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2017/Check-out-our-new-look |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2015, the Twitter.com desktop homepage changed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/a/2015/twittercom-gets-a-refresh.html|title=Twitter.com gets a refresh|website=blog.twitter.com|access-date=July 30, 2019|archive-date=July 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730153517/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/a/2015/twittercom-gets-a-refresh.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in the year it became apparent that growth had slowed, according to Fortune,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2015/10/29/twitter-growth/|title=What if the Twitter growth everyone is hoping for never comes?|first=Matthew|last=Ingram|magazine=Fortune|date=October 25, 2015|access-date=September 23, 2016|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106173515/https://fortune.com/2015/10/29/twitter-growth/|url-status=live}}</ref> Business Insider,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-user-growth-continues-to-stall-2015-10|title=Twitter user growth continues to stall|first1=Laurie|last1=Beaver|first2=Margaret|last2=Boland|website=Business Insider|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=September 23, 2016|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106173513/https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-user-growth-continues-to-stall-2015-10|url-status=live}}</ref> Marketing Land<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marketingland.com/revenue-is-up-but-twitter-still-struggling-in-slow-growth-mode-148852|title=Revenue Is Up, But Twitter Is Still Struggling In Slow Growth Mode|first=Martin|last=Beck|publisher=Marketing Land|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=September 23, 2016|archive-date=July 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730014029/http://marketingland.com/revenue-is-up-but-twitter-still-struggling-in-slow-growth-mode-148852|url-status=live}}</ref> and other news websites including Quartz (in 2016).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://qz.com/614607/twitter-now-has-a-problem-thats-way-worse-than-slow-user-growth/|title=Twitter now has a problem that's way worse than slow user growth|first=Alice|last=Truong|work=Quartz|date=February 10, 2016|access-date=September 23, 2016|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106173521/https://qz.com/614607/twitter-now-has-a-problem-thats-way-worse-than-slow-user-growth/|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 29, 2018, the first commercial tweet from space was sent by a private company [[Solstar]] utilizing solely commercial infrastructure during the [[New Shepard]] flight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bogan |first=Ray |date=May 4, 2018 |title=Commercial space travelers will soon be able to send a tweet from space |url=https://www.foxnews.com/tech/commercial-space-travelers-will-soon-be-able-to-send-a-tweet-from-space |access-date=February 24, 2023 |website=Fox News |language=en-US |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305215513/https://www.foxnews.com/tech/commercial-space-travelers-will-soon-be-able-to-send-a-tweet-from-space |url-status=live }}</ref> Since May 2018, tweet replies deemed by an algorithm to be detractive from the conversation are initially hidden and only loaded by actuating a "Show more replies" element at the bottom.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oremus |first1=Will |title=Twitter Will Start Hiding Tweets That "Detract From the Conversation" |url=https://slate.com/technology/2018/05/twitter-will-start-hiding-tweets-that-detract-from-the-conversation.html |website=Slate Magazine |date=May 15, 2018 |access-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608124457/https://slate.com/technology/2018/05/twitter-will-start-hiding-tweets-that-detract-from-the-conversation.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, Twitter released another redesign of its user interface.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Like It or Not, You're Getting Twitter's Redesigned Website Soon |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/like-it-or-not-youre-getting-twitters-redesigned-website-soon |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=PCMAG |archive-date=March 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317123902/https://www.pcmag.com/news/like-it-or-not-youre-getting-twitters-redesigned-website-soon |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2019||alt= By the start of 2019}}, Twitter had more than 330 million monthly active users.<ref name="Twitter">{{cite news |last=Molina |first=Brett |date=October 26, 2017 |title=Twitter overcounted active users since 2014, shares surge on profit hopes |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/10/26/twitter-overcounted-active-users-since-2014-shares-surge/801968001/ |access-date=December 2, 2017 |archive-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101193653/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/10/26/twitter-overcounted-active-users-since-2014-shares-surge/801968001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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