Twitter users are expressing frustration over the platform's new algorithm, which has significantly altered the content appearing in their 'For You' feeds. Many users, including jappleby and ryansatin, have noted that the feed is now dominated by low-effort, viral content and memes, which they find unengaging and reminiscent of other social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok. Rationalaussie criticized the algorithm for promoting what he described as 'total trash' with 82.5k likes, while Andr3jH pointed out the irregular engagement cycles caused by the new system, referring to them as 'Chaotic Eras' and 'Stable Eras.' Bindureddy observed that the algorithm appears to be pushing more racy and relationship-oriented content, which she believes could drive users to TikTok. ClaireSilver12 described her feed as 'clickbait chaos,' filled with low-quality content.
my feed is absolute clickbait chaos right now just straight up lovecraftian boomermemes + redpillcore elon pls, i know the intention but algo isn’t groking the assignment
Is it just me or is there an update to the Twitter / X algo that is pushing racy sexual / relationship stuff? It’s reminding me of TikTok! TBH this stuff almost guarantees high engagement but in the long run simply pushes more users to TikTok - the visual element plays much…
the twitter algorithm is an unstable system that results in irregular cycles alternating between periods of very low engagement with barely any likes on your tweets and periods of abundance with a viral tweet almost every day, known as Chaotic Eras and Stable Eras, respectively.
This sums up the new Twitter algo. Complete fuckn slop, 82.5k likes, total trash. The whole For You feed now resembles Facebook but with Tik Tok style generic trash. https://t.co/LHMowa8lXm
I hate that the most low effort posts like this have the most engagement on here these days. The Twitter algorithm is trying to make us dumber. https://t.co/fvtSz9a0aR
When Twitter first launched the For You Feed, I loved it. I was both receiving more content I enjoyed + my own content was getting top notch engagement. Now, my For You feed is just viral shit posting. Everything is a meme with 20k likes, even tho I never engage with them.