An automated agent analyzed X's public GitHub repo and found no rule explicitly favoring horizontal videos. The platform's ranking system weighs multiple signals like aspect ratio, duration, and full-screen dwell time. Any horizontal video advantage likely comes from user behavior, not algorithmic bias.
You know what, one thing I'll tell you, and I'll tell you the result of this one thing. So speaking of agent, so my agent has a rule in it where it says everything has to have a 4-to-1 return, return on investment, okay? At least it's not going to be perfect, but at least you have some type of rule in there. So for me, every stupid thing I say is not going to necessarily have a return. Now, here is the final result here. So this, my agent actually analyzed the GitHub repo for X, okay? So here's what it says, Neil. The repo does not support this claim. Horizontal videos are algorithmically boosted over vertical videos. The repo supports this claim. X uses media aspect ratio, video duration playback, and full-screen dwell signals in its ranking system. So the practical read, if horizontal videos perform better, it's probably because of user behavior and content. Higher completion, better full-screen dwell, more rewatches, better viewer fit for long-form content. Not because the repo shows a clean horizontal equals boost rule. And we will end the episode on that. Good point.
