X admits its broken algorithm made the site feel like a ‘battleground’

July 14, 2026 Stevie Bonifield

Vector collage of the X logo.

X's head of product, Nikita Bier, admitted in a post on Monday that X's algorithm was "missing" data about surfacing posts from people who you've followed back. Now, he says a tweak will "boost visibility of your posts to your mutuals," hopefully enhancing the sense of community instead of highlighting and spreading random arguments, but didn't explain how the data went missing in the first place.

Last week, Bier also said users who post original content will "climb faster," after admitting that top accounts on the platform have been posting "stolen" recycled content from other users, and now this tweak might address the platform's tilt tow …

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