Negative signals on X
Why annoying people costs more than a like earns.
- Negative signal (2026)Weight
- Report−234.0
- Mute author−58.8
- Not interested−52.272
- Block author−31.2
- Not dwelled−0.02
- 2023 (heavy ranker)Weight
- Negative feedback v2−74.0
- Report−369.0
Sources: param.rs, recap README.
These multiply a viewer's predicted chance of reporting, muting and so on. Reports are rare, which is why the weight is large. It's not "1 report = 355 likes".
Beyond ranking: visibility
- agatha labels accounts from how others respond: blocks, reports and spam reports relative to favorites.
- bdsm looks for inauthentic or abusive behavior in an account's action sequence.
- user-cred-v2 runs PageRank over follows and engagement to give each account a score.
- Grox classifies posts (spam, adult, violent media) as they're published. Its prompts aren't published uncertain.
- Under the Hood lets you see the labels on your own account and posts.
Source: README Components.
What it means
- No rage-bait or mass tagging. The negatives can wipe out the positives.
- Don't spam replies. Repetitive replies invite mutes. See Reply on X.
- Stay on topic for your audience. "Not interested" is −52.272.