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Following feed
Also known as: Following timeline
The chronological feed showing only tweets from accounts you follow, in reverse chronological order.
In depth
The Following feed is X's classic timeline — reverse chronological, no algorithm. Most users never switch to it, but power users (journalists, traders, researchers) prefer it because it's predictable.
Posts shown in Following don't count toward For You exposure. The two feeds are independent ranking systems.
Now put it to work
AutoTweet generates and schedules X content tuned for the algorithm — the same one this glossary just explained.