X's Heavy Ranker: External Links Indirectly Hurt Post Distribution

Discussions clarify that X's Heavy Ranker does not directly penalize external links, but their presence reduces user interaction, which indirectly hurts post distribution.

2026-07-29 ~ 2026-07-29 · 2 related posts

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