@nikitabier: We're rolling out a small tweak to boost visibility of your posts to your mutuals (people who you follow back). We noti…
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A small change in the social network algorithm to increase visibility of posts to mutuals, aiming to make reply sections feel less like a battleground and foster interest-based clusters.
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We’re rolling out a small tweak to boost visibility of your posts to your mutuals (people who you follow back).
We noticed this data was missing from the algo and it made your friends appear less in your replies. This resulted in the reply section feeling more like a battleground with people you don’t recognize.
This should also help clusters form around interests more easily, which many people have asked for.
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