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X's open-sourced algorithm reveals reply weights dominate timeline ranking
X's open-sourced ranking algorithm assigns a reply 27x the weight of a like, and a reply with author response 150x, prioritizing time-on-app. For small accounts, replying under larger accounts is 27x more effective than posting. Recent changes also penalize recycled content via Grok-based quality scoring.
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The algorithm's explicit weighting confirms that engagement farming via replies is the optimal strategy, but the new quality scoring may finally curb the resulting spam.
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