X just released a major open-source update to its For You algorithm.
The update reveals:
• The actual weights used to rank posts • How likes, replies, reposts, clicks, watch time, follows, blocks and reports affect rankings • Systems that decide whether a post is shown, restricted or removed • The code used to train X's Phoenix recommendation model • Synthetic data for running a proof-of-concept training test • SimClusters, which finds posts from accounts you don't follow • A new filter required for Brazil's 2026 election • A new "Under the Hood" tool showing labels that may limit an account's visibility
X continues to make its algorithm more transparent.