X has open-sourced its For You algorithm and ranking engine, enabling users to check if their accounts or posts are affected by its ranking systems.
The code is available on GitHub
Aug 14, 2026
10:01 am
What's the storyX, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has open-sourced its "For You" algorithm and core ranking engine.
The move comes as part of a larger effort to make more of its codebase publicly available on GitHub under the Apache v2 license.
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