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x-algorithm

Algorithm powering the For You feed on X

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21Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
34.2KGitHub stars
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Algorithm powering the For You feed on X

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 1:49:46 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by month21 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2026-01-20 05:16:14 UTC to 2026-10-20 22:18:49 UTC.

02462026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 5 mentions; 1 submissions, 4 commentsJan 20262026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 2 submissions, 2 commentsMay 20262026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 6 mentions; 2 submissions, 4 comments2026-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 1 submissions, 2 comments2026-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 commentsOct 2026

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Jan 20262026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC514
Feb 20262026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 20262026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Apr 20262026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC000
May 20262026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC422
Jun 20262026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 20262026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-08-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 20262026-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-09-01 00:00:00 UTC624
Sep 20262026-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-10-01 00:00:00 UTC312
Oct 20262026-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-11-01 00:00:00 UTC202

What Hacker News says

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You bring up a lot of good points, so just some general tips for other readers. > Political stuff notwithstanding Don't follow people who post about politics and use muting and mute words liberally. > consume a non-algorithmic feed New-ish: Following -> Latest. As an aside, the supposed algorithm is on GitHub[1]. > disable videos and photos in the feed uBlock or Control Panel for Twitter. 1. https://github.com/xai-org/x-algorithm
In Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices
https://nitter.net/XBR/status/2088341967864320507?s=20 DeepL: >Starting August 16, Brazilian election law requires providers that use recommendation systems to exclude from their recommendations the official accounts of candidates registered with the Electoral Court and the posts from those accounts. >On X, these accounts and their posts will no longer be recommended in the “For You” tab during the election period unless the user explicitly follows the account. Official candidates are not suspended, and their content will remain available on their profiles. This measure is expected to affect the visibility and reach of these profiles and their content. >We are implementing this measure to strictly comply with TSE Resolution No. 23,610/2019. This is neither a penalty nor a change to X’s rules. We are committed to setting a new standard of
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transparency regarding our algorithms. Follow our work here: https://github.com/xai-org/x-algorithm
In Brazilian election filter in X For You timeline

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