25 August 2026 · commit 0d3cdd8

X changed 3 ranking weights on 25 August 2026.

• open a video0.05 → 0.07

  Open a video counts more: now worth as much as 0.14 of a like, up from a tenth of a like.

• pause on the post (dwell)0 → 0.05

  Pause on the post (dwell) now counts: worth as much as a tenth of a like.

• watch a video properly (quality view)0.05 → 0

  Watch a video properly (quality view) no longer counts: it was worth as much as a tenth of a like.

commit 0d3cdd8 on GitHub · params.rs at that commit · all current weights

• The values are defaults mirrored from X's open-source ranking repo. A published default is not proof of what is live for every user.
• The weights describe what X's ranker rewards in aggregate. Nothing here predicts the reach of a post.
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