IsMyXFeedFucked – Analyze How Your X Feed's Impacting You
A new tool, IsMyXFeedFucked, analyzes short screen recordings of users’ X/Twitter feeds to rate their “health,” political balance, and overall vibe, prompting mixed reactions about its accuracy and methodology. Commenters use it as a springboard to describe how X’s algorithmic “For You” feed has shifted toward rage‑bait, political extremism, and Elon Musk–centric content, often degrading their mental health and pushing them toward the chronological “Following” tab or rival platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon. Many argue that algorithmic feeds are structurally adversarial to user well‑being, with some creating browser extensions or strict curation strategies to filter politics and low‑quality content, while others conclude the only real fix is to stop using X altogether.
Feedback on the tool
- Several users like the concept and UI; call it “very cool” and useful for reflection on their feeds.
- Others say their results feel off: feeds with only tech or art are labeled politically center-left and “pretty fucked.”
- A bug causes “N/A” political diversity to be treated as very low, making apolitical feeds look unhealthy; author acknowledges and plans a fix.
- Ads often dominate “top influences,” which some find misleading and mostly noise.
- Questions raised about what “non-violence” and “vibe” scores actually mean; some feel it misses the specific “slop / rage-bait” quality of For You feeds.
- Skeptics question methodological transparency, possible biases, and whether it’s just a thin wrapper over a general-purpose video model.
How it works & technical tradeoffs
- Uses 1–2 minute screen recordings of scrolling feeds; chosen because APIs are locked down and browser extensions are brittle and desktop-only.
- Some suggest this sample may be too small; others like that it avoids giving API or login access.
- Technical curiosity about whether it uses frame sampling vs. stitching for OCR.
- Initial upload issues (file size, progress callbacks) were reported; later claimed fixed.
Experiences with X’s algorithmic feed
- Many describe “For You” as degraded: political extremism, culture war outrage, porn, crypto spam, clickbait, and Musk-centric content despite no explicit interest.
- “Not interested” is widely reported as ineffective; some see repeated far-right or inflammatory content regardless.
- Others report relatively balanced or positive feeds when they mainly follow specific niches (art, math/physics, politics across left/right).
Strategies users employ
- Heavy use of “Following” feed, lists, muted words (often maxed out), and turning off images to tame the algorithm.
- Some use extensions to remove bots, hide politics, or filter topics using AI.
- Advice to aggressively block rather than rely on “not interested,” though blocking is more work and doesn’t stop similar accounts.
Broader concerns: politics, mental health, and “public square”
- Multiple commenters quit X entirely, citing anger, toxicity, algorithmic manipulation, and worsened mental health.
- Debate over whether posting politics on social media helps or only builds echo chambers.
- Strong criticism of the platform’s shift to an outrage-optimized “town square” controlled by a single wealthy owner; some see this as dangerous and irreversible.
Alternatives
- Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, Reddit filters, and uBlock rules are mentioned as healthier or more controllable options, though some argue they replicate Twitter’s core issues.