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Users discovered that X platform's "For You" timeline contains a filtering mechanism targeting Brazil election-related content, and the related post received 24 upvotes and 15 comments on the Hacker News community.
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Sources
50%
Confidence
Short-term (~14 days)
Relevance
8/18/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 9/1/2026(expired)
Sources
X平台推荐算法被曝过滤巴西选举内容，算法透明度再引争议
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UnverifiedDuring Brazil's 2022 presidential election, social media became the main battleground for electoral information dissemination, with a surge in political content on WhatsApp, X, and YouTube.67% similarVerifiedHacker News's ranking algorithm combines vote count, comment count, and a time decay factor.63% similarVerifiedHacker News's algorithmic mechanism determines content exposure through a formula of 'upvotes / time decay'.60% similarUnverifiedHacker News's ranking algorithm uses a time-decay weighted formula: score = (upvotes - 1) / (hours since posting + 2)^1.8.57% similarUnverifiedThe Hacker News discussion had 22 upvotes and 28 comments56% similar
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