X opens its recommendation algorithm and relies on radical transparency under growing pressure

Elon Musk has announced that the social media platform X will release its recommendation algorithm as open source within seven days. The complete code that determines which organic content and advertisement posts are shown to users will be revealed. According to Musk, this step will be repeated every four weeks, supplemented by detailed developer notes to make changes to the system understandable. Transparency as a response to public criticism The announcement comes at a time of intense scrutiny. Both X and the AI chatbot Grok from the company...