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Xitter was kind of doing the same thing: I can’t see anything my mom posts, but I definitely have to see everything Elon’s mom does.

X actually kinda solved this. You have 3 tabs which solve all use cases IMO

- For you: Fully algorithmic, shows stuff even from people you don't follow

- Following (recently): Chronological posts from people you follow

- Following (popular): Algorithmic ordering just from people you follow

> Xitter

Is this an alternate front-end (Nitter) or shorthand for X/Twitter?

The latter.

And the X is pronounced like “sh.”

I usually call it Xshitter

The X is pronounced "sh".