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Great pull request here which improves the algorithm: https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/pull/17 https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/pull/17

sroussey 3y ago
Yes please! I definitely put my thumbs up in there!
- drstewart 3y ago
  That will definitely do something! Good job!!
deleted 3y ago
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BbzzbB 3y ago
It removes the extra weight to Twitter blue tweets?
- idle_zealot 3y ago
  If the property names are to be believed it sets a weight multiplier to 0. So it prevents recommending them entirely.
  - SketchySeaBeast 3y ago
    It sets the default to zero, but apparently can range up to 100. So... what modifies it? (The answer is probably in there somewhere, but I'm sure someone will find it before I do.)
simonsarris 3y ago
That would be great (unweighting bluechecks) but they actually plan to go in the other direction: Starting April 15th non-bluechecks won't show up in the "For you" section (the algorithm timeline) at all. Unpaid users are being written completely out of the algo. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1640502698549075972 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1640502698549075972
- alfor 3y ago
  I don’t see a way out of this with the GPT/AI able to create fake persona in an instant.
  - thefreeman 3y ago
    What does that matter? If people find the content engaging then it will be amplified. If not, it shouldn't be there in the first place. This whole "AI / Bot swarm" excuse is just smoke and mirrors for "I want more people to pay twitter".
    - nonethewiser 3y ago
      If _accounts_ find the tweet engaging
    - lhnz 3y ago
      If "bots indistinguisable from humans" find your "account that posts pro-russian propaganda" engaging it will be amplified onto your For You page.
    - yreg 3y ago
      If you don't care whether the content is generated then you don't need to use a social network at all. GPT can generate you an endless interesting feed no problem.
- bradly 3y ago
  I believe LeBron James said recently he isn't going to waste his money on a blue checkmark, so it should be interesting to see what stays and what goes.
  - zaroth 3y ago
    LeBron doesn’t get $84 of value from Twitter? Definitely not a political statement going on there.
    - 3y ago
zachnwhite 3y ago
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- SquareWheel 3y ago
  The trouble with spammy jokes like this is it discourages companies from bothering with open-source in the future. I know I'd be less likely to champion an initiative like this if I thought it might blow up in my face.
- drstewart 3y ago
  Mature. I'm sure companies looking to outsource work with Twin Prime Media would be stoked to see this level of maturity.
super256 3y ago
I think it's okay to give Twitter Blue users a boost, as it's most likely not spam (unlike the 95% of my non-blue followers who are bots).
- kevincox 3y ago
  I think it makes sense for out-of-network. However I see no value for boosting among people that I have followed. If I have followed them they definitely aren't spammers (from my PoV).
  - super256 3y ago
    I agree! Haven't thought of that.
hrpnk 3y ago
Aside from the spam PRs, there is actually one PR that fixes a bug: https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/pull/242/files https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/pull/242/files
- mdaniel 3y ago
  Modern Java actually allows `10_000` for that very reason, as does Scala (https://scala-lang.org/files/archive/spec/2.13/01-lexical-syntax.html#literals https://scala-lang.org/files/archive/spec/2.13/01-lexical-sy...)
  - fooey 3y ago
    also javascript - https://github.com/tc39/proposal-numeric-separator https://github.com/tc39/proposal-numeric-separator
    - bitshiftfaced 3y ago
      Add golang to the list.
matsemann 3y ago
Me feed has lately been full of accounts that have blocked me. Like, I see a tweet from someone unknown, click their profile and it says I'm blocked. So wonder if some value is wrong in one of those constants. Anyways, the blocking feature is broken..
willmeyers 3y ago
Why do companies even bother to put source up on github? To put up a front that their open source? What a joke.
mlindner 3y ago
Drive-by pull requests that break the intention of something aren't ever going to be taken by a maintainer.

sroussey 3y ago

Yes please! I definitely put my thumbs up in there!

drstewart 3y ago
That will definitely do something! Good job!!

deleted 3y ago

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BbzzbB 3y ago

It removes the extra weight to Twitter blue tweets?

idle_zealot 3y ago
If the property names are to be believed it sets a weight multiplier to 0. So it prevents recommending them entirely.
- SketchySeaBeast 3y ago
  It sets the default to zero, but apparently can range up to 100. So... what modifies it? (The answer is probably in there somewhere, but I'm sure someone will find it before I do.)

simonsarris 3y ago

That would be great (unweighting bluechecks) but they actually plan to go in the other direction: Starting April 15th non-bluechecks won't show up in the "For you" section (the algorithm timeline) at all. Unpaid users are being written completely out of the algo. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1640502698549075972 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1640502698549075972

alfor 3y ago
I don’t see a way out of this with the GPT/AI able to create fake persona in an instant.
- thefreeman 3y ago
  What does that matter? If people find the content engaging then it will be amplified. If not, it shouldn't be there in the first place. This whole "AI / Bot swarm" excuse is just smoke and mirrors for "I want more people to pay twitter".
  - nonethewiser 3y ago
    If _accounts_ find the tweet engaging
  - lhnz 3y ago
    If "bots indistinguisable from humans" find your "account that posts pro-russian propaganda" engaging it will be amplified onto your For You page.
  - yreg 3y ago
    If you don't care whether the content is generated then you don't need to use a social network at all. GPT can generate you an endless interesting feed no problem.
bradly 3y ago
I believe LeBron James said recently he isn't going to waste his money on a blue checkmark, so it should be interesting to see what stays and what goes.
- zaroth 3y ago
  LeBron doesn’t get $84 of value from Twitter? Definitely not a political statement going on there.
  - 3y ago

zachnwhite 3y ago

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SquareWheel 3y ago
The trouble with spammy jokes like this is it discourages companies from bothering with open-source in the future. I know I'd be less likely to champion an initiative like this if I thought it might blow up in my face.
drstewart 3y ago
Mature. I'm sure companies looking to outsource work with Twin Prime Media would be stoked to see this level of maturity.

super256 3y ago

I think it's okay to give Twitter Blue users a boost, as it's most likely not spam (unlike the 95% of my non-blue followers who are bots).

kevincox 3y ago
I think it makes sense for out-of-network. However I see no value for boosting among people that I have followed. If I have followed them they definitely aren't spammers (from my PoV).
- super256 3y ago
  I agree! Haven't thought of that.

hrpnk 3y ago

Aside from the spam PRs, there is actually one PR that fixes a bug: https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/pull/242/files https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/pull/242/files

mdaniel 3y ago
Modern Java actually allows `10_000` for that very reason, as does Scala (https://scala-lang.org/files/archive/spec/2.13/01-lexical-syntax.html#literals https://scala-lang.org/files/archive/spec/2.13/01-lexical-sy...)
- fooey 3y ago
  also javascript - https://github.com/tc39/proposal-numeric-separator https://github.com/tc39/proposal-numeric-separator
  - bitshiftfaced 3y ago
    Add golang to the list.

matsemann 3y ago

Me feed has lately been full of accounts that have blocked me. Like, I see a tweet from someone unknown, click their profile and it says I'm blocked. So wonder if some value is wrong in one of those constants. Anyways, the blocking feature is broken..

willmeyers 3y ago

Why do companies even bother to put source up on github? To put up a front that their open source? What a joke.

mlindner 3y ago

Drive-by pull requests that break the intention of something aren't ever going to be taken by a maintainer.