2026-01-11 03:26:43

X platform recently announced a major initiative—releasing the new version of its algorithm as open source within a week, covering all logic code for information flow recommendation and advertising placement, with a commitment to update monthly and synchronize releases with developer documentation.

This move triggered a chain reaction in the market. According to data, crypto-related posts on X experienced a remarkable short-term surge—bot accounts on the platform posted over 7.75 million crypto topic contents, a month-over-month increase of 1224%. As a result of this surge, the content distribution mechanism of the algorithm began to limit the flow of such posts, leading to a significant decrease in the exposure of crypto topics.

This reflects an interesting phenomenon: when a certain type of content experiences abnormal growth on the platform, the system automatically adjusts its weight. For the crypto community, this is both an opportunity for traffic and a new challenge.

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potentially_notable

· 11h ago

Are robots starting to flood the chat again? 1224%... You've probably gotten tired of the algorithm by now. Open-sourcing algorithms is a double-edged sword; others can also find ways to exploit it. What’s the point of open-sourcing? It still results in traffic restrictions, the old tricks of the crypto circle. This move is truly brilliant—first loosen then tighten, a false surge of traffic that ends in nothing. 775 million posts from robots? Wake up, this is why you can't see real content anymore. As for traffic restrictions, the system simply doesn't play by the rules. Wow, opening up an algorithm actually triggered a flood of spam—who would have thought? Crypto topics should be limited in flow; otherwise, it’s just garbage information. The combination of open-sourcing and traffic restrictions is tightly controlled. Algorithms are always the winners; we are just pawns in the game.

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BoredRiceBall

· 11h ago

7.75 million pieces of robot-generated content, hilarious. This is the cost of open-source algorithms. Open source is a good thing, but these folks are really impatient. Limiting traffic comes quickly too. Algorithm self-evolution to combat spam content, isn't that standard practice? By the way, when will the crypto community stop following the trend? It's always like this. Relying on robots to flood data, they'll get hammered sooner or later. They really deserve it this time.

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RebaseVictim

· 11h ago

7.75 million pieces of robot content? Haha, these guys really have figured out the algorithm. Once the algorithm was open-sourced, someone immediately wanted to make a big splash, but ended up being limited, serves them right. Open-sourcing this thing is really interesting, it's like revealing all the cheating methods to the system. The robots are indeed smart, but the platform's countermeasures are even harsher; it still depends on genuine content. This move is a bit like digging a hole for yourself, waiting to be limited. Twitter's move is really both transparent and ruthless, I like it. 7.75 million pieces, how many bots would it take to generate that? Crazy. The way they limited flow is brilliantly executed; trash content should be handled like this. The original intention of open-sourcing the algorithm was good, it just depends on who can use it more cleverly. The crypto sector is a bit awkward now, traffic comes and goes. Is this what you call being too clever by half? I think it's just like that.

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MEVVictimAlliance

· 11h ago

7.75 million pieces of robot content, really just killing themselves The algorithm was open-sourced for only a few days, and the crypto zone instantly turned into a garbage dump, hilarious Open source is a good thing, but it's been ruined by a bunch of robots So, when the opportunity comes, everyone starts spamming madly... then gets countered, cycles It's the same old routine, open → abuse → rate limiting, every time The algorithm is visible, but the content quality is invisible The robot army is truly incredible, turning traffic into noise It's really ironic, in pursuit of exposure, they end up being downgraded, now it's all good The original intention of open source was transparency, but it turned into a robot carnival 7.75 million pieces... this data clearly shows someone is spamming The crypto community is also quite competitive, stepping on each other

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0xOverleveraged

· 11h ago

7.75 million entries, this number is truly outrageous, the bot army is celebrating again Open-source algorithms, to be nice, are transparent; in reality, they just give people the chance to exploit loopholes I understand the current wave of rate limiting; it's system self-defense, otherwise what's the point of dealing with all the junk content The words "opportunity and challenge" are too vague; frankly, it's just another round of cutting the leeks This week, I'm curious to see how open-source code is played; a bit期待啊 Human nature has never changed; where there are rules, there are people breaking them, and this time is no exception Another "revolutionary" measure, betting five bucks, will be abused after a month Algorithm transparency makes things messier; if my feelings are correct 1224% increase... if it's real users, I'll eat my keyboard live on stream The traffic secrets of encrypted content are still the same, creating anxiety, FOMO, and sky-high potential coins Watching bots recommend crypto projects to each other, it's truly a surreal reality

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ForeverBuyingDips

· 11h ago

7.75 million pieces of robot content? Once this algorithm was open-sourced, it was completely exploited, really impressive. Algorithm transparency ≠ free abuse; rate limiting still needs to be enforced. Opening source is indeed a clever move, but with so many leechers in the ecosystem... it's a bit helpless. After the surge in crypto topics, they were suppressed again, a typical overreaction, the platform shooting itself in the foot. By the way, if this continues, will high-quality content be drowned out? Robot wash rate at 1224%, the platform's rate limiting is probably forced. The original intention of open-sourcing the algorithm was good, but it ended up accelerating content pollution. Therefore, transparency and risk control must go hand in hand; relying on open source alone isn't enough.

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BuyHighSellLow

· 11h ago

Open-source algorithms have only been around for a few days, and the robots have already exhausted the encryption topic, haha. This is what you call shooting yourself in the foot. 7.75 million posts, a 1224% increase... Algorithm: fine, I'll limit your traffic. This move is truly brilliant. The promised transparency, but it can't stop the spam bots. It's a bit ironic. So now we're just waiting for next month's algorithm update to see what tricks Elon can pull out. Once the robot army moves, the platform's self-regulation mechanism immediately counteracts. Is this what you call ecological balance? The encryption community is really in an awkward position this time. Opportunities come, but they are targeted instead. Algorithm optimization is indeed deep and unpredictable.

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