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Is the Twitter/X’s “For You” page actually getting better or worse?
Posted by on February 16, 2026 at 10:42 amI’ve been reading through the open-source recommendation algorithm code that X/Twitter) released on GitHub, and I’m trying to see if the algorithm actually matches the actual user experience.
According to their the Read Me, the "Home Mixer” / For you is supposed to balance what your friends like (Social Graph) with what "communities" you're in (SimClusters).
I’d love to hear your thoughts on a few things:
- Do you feel like your feed is "Majority Discovery" (mostly strangers) or "Majority Following"?
- Does the algorithm actually recommend relevant content to you, or does it feel like "rage-bait" and "spam"?
- What is the 1 thing that makes you actually hit Follow on a recommended account?
I’m putting together a research paper on this, so any detailed "vibes" or technical take you have would be super helpful!
If you could spare 2 mins please do fill the survey as well for me, Link is in the comments.
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Survey Link: [https://forms.gle/DKhPgTTguZm9tt7U8](https://forms.gle/DKhPgTTguZm9tt7U8)
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