Groundwork for 'popular posts' and a small reply-spam tweak
A 'popular posts' feed source was added (off for now)
X built a source that pulls in popular posts from the top 1,000 authors, max 3 each. It was switched on four days later (see 7 Oct).
What to do: Nothing yet.
medium confidence Medium confidence: the change is clear, but its real-world effect is our reading. Source commit b412112
Big accounts' replies get a touch stricter spam check
The reputation score a reply needs to skip the extra spam check under big posts went from 60 to 62. It's small, and it only matters if you reply under very high-visibility posts.
What to do: If you reply-guy big accounts, keep the replies real. Avoid copy-paste replies.
medium confidence Medium confidence: the change is clear, but its real-world effect is our reading. Source commit b412112
Ad brand-safety v2 switched on
This changes which ads show next to which posts. It doesn't change your post's score. (It was switched back off on 29 Oct.)
What to do: Nothing.
high confidence High confidence: the setting itself changed in the code. Source commit b412112