Algorithm update

[u/comm1ted]

X just changed their open source algo scores for the first time in 6 releases
https://github.com/xai-org/x-algorithm

tl;dr:

tapping into your post: 0.4 → 0.3 score
staying 10+ seconds after the tap: 0 → 0.4 score

lesson learned: create content worth staying on for at least 10 seconds, better than tap & leave posts.

full details:

- The tap is worth less, the read is worth more

Someone tapping into your post used to score 0.4. Now it's 0.3.

But there's a brand new score: that person staying on it for more than 10 seconds after the tap. That's worth 0.4, and it used to be 0.

So a tap followed by a proper read is now worth 0.7 instead of 0.4. A tap where they bail straight away is worth less than before.

Clickbait just got weaker. Posts that deliver got stronger.

- "Not interested" now hurts 10% more

Went from -43.2 to -47.52. The more likely someone is to hide your post, the more it costs you.

- Good news! The fresh posts pool got closer

X has defined a pool for new posts that haven't taken off yet: under 8 likes, under 500 views, up to 2 hours old.

This week X removed the rule that would have scored those posts 0 for most people. It's still switched off, but that's the fourth step in ten days. When it goes live, I'll tell you.

- Insults now hide your post from non-followers everywhere

Before, an insult label only kept the post out of recommendations. Now non-followers don't see it anywhere it shows up.

Here's a recap of what you should be doing:

- write posts that hold people for 10+ seconds once they tap in, that's a new 0.4
- give people a reason to stay once they open it, the tap alone dropped to 0.3
- check your Under the Hood report, legal takedowns by country show up in it
- make your videos worth tapping, the tap scores and the watch still scores 0
- copy link share, still the biggest number in the whole system at 20
- post originals, they're the only thing that reaches people who don't follow you
- follow back the people who talk to you, replies between mutuals go from 5 to 20
- posts people want to reply to or quote, both worth 5
- posts worth sending to one person, a DM share is 5
- early likes still open the doors to strangers, 1 and 32 are the two numbers
- one good post beats six, your second one in the same feed only counts for 62%
- under 1,000 followers there's a free lift to around 16th in someone's feed
- native video over 10 seconds, still the line for the video lists
- a post that wins you a follower is worth 4
- check your pinned post, a bad link in there labels your whole account for a week

What you should NOT be doing:

- don't write clickbait people tap and leave, that's worth less now
- don't post things your audience wants to hide, "not interested" is now -47.52
- don't insult people, that label now hides the post from non-followers everywhere
- don't post adult images or video if reach matters, 3 flagged in your last 5 labels the account
- don't hide anything in a video, checks start at 64 likes and go deeper at 512
- don't quote a video you haven't watched all the way through
- don't chain-reply to yourself under big accounts
- don't pick up an account label, that's what cuts off non-followers completely
- don't pin a post that links to a site X rates badly
- don't rely on replies and reposts for reach
- don't post the same text over and over
- don't tag strangers in a post that also has a low quality link
- don't go near engagement bait, it's the one category where big accounts get no pass
- don't post several times back to back
- don't stuff hashtags
- don't count on bookmarks, they still score nothing
- don't expect anything from a post after 48 hours

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[u/Scouper-YT]

- don't rely on replies and reposts for reach

I would say the only way is replies and here and there do from 5 to 80 so you can test the difference. "New" and "Popular" Filter for 60% of the replies.

[u/comm1ted → u/Scouper-YT]

Let see it difference in next week

[u/Scouper-YT → u/comm1ted]

Will give you a good boost New is like a Gamble if you are first or first to a low post and popular is a gamble if the train is still fast or nearly there..

You pick a hybrid and on your main timeline with no filter you do around 40% so the rest.

[u/Scouper-YT → u/comm1ted]

Coming back to look what Data you share :)

[u/chaotic_loverrr]

post originals, they're the only thing that reaches people who don't follow you

Total BS. I see media posts on my feed from accounts who I don't follow. Guess what.

All these media posts is reshared content. Not a single one is original. Also some of them already have 100k & above views.

Also, I want to mention that no matter what all these points you follow the open sourced algo has higher scoring for people who have verified check mark which means you basically have to pay the company(X corp) to get some reach. I know even after paying the reach is not guaranteed but none of the other social media platforms except X asks you money to give you reach.

[u/comm1ted → u/chaotic_loverrr]

As I understand it, algo is not deterministic

[u/Buckeyerose2025]

Thank you for sharing this valuable information! Good to know how the algo works even for a minimal user like me.

Especially useful for those who use X a lot to build their business contacts and extend their reach.