Tweets disappear from users' Twitter feeds, confusion ensues Many users were confused when their Twitter timelines disappeared. Salvador Rodriguez / Los Angeles Times / October 11, 2013 By Salvador Rodriguez This post has been updated. October 11, 2013, 2:13 p.m. There was a brief moment of confusion on Twitter on Friday afternoon, as what appears to be a widespread glitch wiped out users' timelines, making it impossible for them to see any tweets. The problem didn't last long, and Twitter was back to normal in no time. And of course, users quickly tweeted about the situation. Here are a few funny tweets from confused users. twitter was telling me there were no tweets in my timeline and my first thought was that i was left behind #rapture KFitz (@kfitzzz) October 11, 2013 Justice For All (@ForDjohar) October 11, 2013 amanda (@mullingwasted) October 11, 2013 my timeline is being dumb no (@quinnshummel) October 11, 2013 whole timeline is freaking out bc they thought twitter blocked them wut alannah (@thoughtof_rauhl) October 11, 2013 my whol timeline had a total panic attack whaahahahaha Kim Maynard (@kim076) October 11, 2013 inga (@damnclifford) October 11, 2013 mariam (@chanelspayne) October 11, 2013 I wish that my timeline was empty Duncan Idunno (@DuncanIdunno) October 11, 2013 I've asked Twitter what caused the momentary tweet disappearance. [Update 3:06 p.m. PDT Oct. 11: Twitter said the glitch lasted for about five minutes. The company said the source of the problem was a "code-related error" that was quickly rolled back. Twitter apologized.] Apple recruits BlackBerry staffers in smartphone maker's backyard Google to include user names, pictures in ads: Here's how to opt out