The social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, is set to open source its recommendation algorithm within a week. Elon Musk announced on Saturday that the company will make the code used to recommend both organic and advertising posts accessible to the public.
X’s recommendation algorithm has faced scrutiny from regulatory bodies in France and the European Commission. These investigations have focused on the platform’s content moderation and accountability practices, particularly following incidents involving the platform’s chatbot, Grok, which reportedly generated inappropriate content and has been criticized for non-consensual uses.
Musk has previously promised to open source the platform’s algorithm since acquiring Twitter. In 2023, he made the code for the “For You” feed available on GitHub. However, that earlier release did not include detailed information, as noted by various analyses, and the code has not been updated since then. In his recent announcement, Musk indicated that updates will occur every four weeks, accompanied by developer notes to clarify changes.
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