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vittorio
@IterIntellectus
they actually posted the weights of the algorithm
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Open-sourcing the For You timeline
Today, we are taking another major step in our ongoing efforts to increase transparency. Weโ€™re open-sourcing the code that affects a postโ€™s visibility in the For You timeline, and releasing a new...
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Jack
@0ranguchad
Do they know if you actually send the copied link? Or does a user simply clicking the โ€œshare-> copy linkโ€ buttons give the post an additional 20 weight? I also assume they detect against sock puppet alts to boost engagement
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Jacob Beers
@JTBeers
I'm surprised they did that. I would have expected them to share the algorithm but keep the weights as environment variables.
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@0to1guy
reporting is equivalent to (negative) 468 likes it makes sense why mass-report-farms on telegram run amok
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Mark Valorian
@markvalorian
So a mute is ~twice as bad as a block. Thatโ€™s interesting. I guess itโ€™s more of a legitimate content signal vs a block which can be more โ€œrage induced.โ€
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Va'Ikra Kaph Teth
@SolidHyrax
Love that muting people hurts them more than blocking. That's what I've been doing to all slop shit I've been seeing on my timeline for a while now.
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Tuesday ๐ŸŒ“
@TuesdayLLC
So if I just indiscriminately report every Indian and "south asian" post i come across i can cull them from my algorithm
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pixlflip
@pixlflip
Hmm. That may well confirm that I got mass reported when I was dunking on H1B then my views tanked off a cliff.
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Alisina
@Alisina_base
Share via copy link and reply if mutual follow+original post 40 weights itโ€™s so exciting ๐Ÿ™€
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cs2.sh
@cs2sh
Interesting that opening a link has such a low weight to it. Keeping people on platform I suppose.
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Connex
@Connex01
Real cool seeing X being transparent, at least I now know what kills my reach.
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Robin
@xdNiBoR
People will get very confused. Reminder, these are not the weights of the actions a user does. These are the weights of the Phoenix scorer which predicts your actions.
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