"By putting everything from your friends in one place, our goal was to make it easier to connect with the people you care about most," the company said in a response posted on the change.org petition page. "The new Friends page will adapt to you and get smarter over time, reflecting who you're most likely to be Snapping with at that moment. This same personalization is also true of the new Discover, which will adapt to you the more that you use it."
Source: Los Angeles Times February 22, 2018 17:26 UTC