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X For You algorithm weights reveal mass reporting penalties

x just released the actual weights for their for you algorithm and the data shows mass reporting destroys posts and account reach instantly. five accounts flagging a single post triggers a -2340 like penalty right out of the gate, a number that feels impossible to recover from. engineers insist this mechanic only activates when content is served via for you, claiming it stops mass reporting campaigns entirely but that logic falls apart under scrutiny. consider how politically active groups operate on topics like covid; they can systematically kill narratives by having multiple accounts report every single post appearing in for you feeds. if a narrative gains enough traction, this coordinated effort becomes trivial and highly effective. negative punishments inherently create vulnerabilities where bad actors exploit suppression tactics. the only real solution involves relying exclusively on positive signals rather than penalizing users. without shifting to that model, timelines will inevitably degrade into containing only content that nobody bothers to report.

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Not A Newt@not_a_newt

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X For You algorithm weights reveal mass reporting penalties

x just released the actual weights for their for you algorithm and the data shows mass reporting destroys posts and account reach instantly. five accounts flagging a single post triggers a -2340 like penalty right out of the gate, a number that feels impossible to recover from. engineers insist this mechanic only activates when content is served via for you, claiming it stops mass reporting campaigns entirely but that logic falls apart under scrutiny. consider how politically active groups operate on topics like covid; they can systematically kill narratives by having multiple accounts report every single post appearing in for you feeds. if a narrative gains enough traction, this coordinated effort becomes trivial and highly effective. negative punishments inherently create vulnerabilities where bad actors exploit suppression tactics. the only real solution involves relying exclusively on positive signals rather than penalizing users. without shifting to that model, timelines will inevitably degrade into containing only content that nobody bothers to report.

3w