Posting the previous algorithm which Twitter no longer uses.... is not transparency. Providing code of an algorithm with no insights about the data used to train it... is not transparency. Having a algorithm and regularly manually bypassing it.... is not transparency. Musk providing the Twitter "algorithms" is basically a joke... as outlined by many experts. The New ‘Transparent’ Twitter Isn’t Very Transparent Elon Musk offered a rare look into the social platform’s algorithm. Experts say you shouldn’t take it too seriously. https://www.theatlantic.com/technol...on-musk-twitter-algorithm-code-public/673642/ The problems with Elon Musk’s plan to open-source the Twitter algorithm It could introduce new security risks while doing little to boost transparency. https://www.technologyreview.com/20...ks-plan-to-open-source-the-twitter-algorithm/ Bird’s Eye View: The Limits of Twitter’s Algorithm Release https://cdt.org/insights/birds-eye-view-the-limits-of-twitters-algorithm-release/ Twitter's Open Source Algorithm - Unveiling the code, but not the secrets https://www.shaped.ai/blog/twitters-open-source-algorithm-unveiling-the-code-but-not-the-secrets BTW -- Facebook has provided information about its algorithms for years including detailed information on every update. It offers "many explainers and tutorials over the past few years to break down how its algorithm ranks and distributes content to users’ Feeds". You can view many articles and buy books on how the Facebook algorithms work -- they have been a lot more transparent (for years) than Musk's Twitter. 2023 Facebook Algorithm Guide: Overview & Best Practices https://tinuiti.com/blog/paid-social/facebook-algorithm/ Facebook also provides many of it algorithms and APIs on code repository GitHub. https://github.com/facebook
Let's see how things are going at Musk's Twitter 2.0. Oh, downloads and everything else are sinking. Just like the platform on a nearly daily basis. Musk's X Faces Unprecedented Download Slump https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/09/34413733/musks-x-faces-unprecedented-download-slump Twitter downloads hit a decade-low following the platform's rebranding to X. Daily users decreased to 249 million in September, a 2% drop. Following a series of controversial moves by X owner Elon Musk, the company is experiencing its lowest download rates in over a decade. What Happened: The platform X has seen a significant dip in app downloads, with a nearly 30% decrease since July, when Musk decided to rename the company, Insider reported. The current drop is 18% less compared to the same period last year, before Musk's acquisition worth $44 billion. Interest in the app has plummeted to one of its lowest points since before it became a public entity in 2013, according to Insider. The platform, which has added between 15 million and 30 million users each month since 2011, only managed to attract 10 million users between August and September. Insider referenced data from app performance tracker Apptopia, which indicated a global decline in X downloads, including in major markets such as the U.S., U.K. and Japan. X's traffic has also seen a reduction, with a 10% global decrease and a 15% fall in the U.S. in August year-over-year, according to Similarweb. The daily user count dropped to 249 million in September, a decrease of about 2% since July, despite Musk's ambitious target of amassing 1 billion users by 2024. According to Insider, X's user base has been steadily declining since late May. Musk has been criticized for encouraging misinformation and allowing a surge of antisemitic content on the platform. Recent changes that favor posts from paid subscribers have also stirred controversy.
Putin loves Musk. Putin Praises ‘Outstanding’ Elon Musk After Billionaire Foils Ukrainian Military Operation https://www.mediaite.com/news/putin...llionaire-foils-ukrainian-military-operation/ Let's see what the users on his platform think... #ElonMuskIsATraitor is Trending on the Platform He Paid $44 Billion to Buy https://www.mediaite.com/online/elo...ng-on-the-platform-he-paid-44-billion-to-buy/
X is placing major ads on a heavily followed antisemitic account that endorses killing politicians and LGBTQ advocates X CEO Linda Yaccarino keeps breaking her promise to advertisers about brand safety https://www.mediamatters.org/twitte...itic-account-endorses-killing-politicians-and
Musk not only loves Putin, he loves the CCP. He's the very definition of a traitor to democracy and the U.S. Musk calls Taiwan a 'part of China' and blames US for blocking 'reunification effort' https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/musk-sides-with-china-on-taiwan-debate-blames-us
Musk's Twitter 2.0 is basically a hate platform for right-wing extremists. X (Twitter) Failed to Take Action on 86% of Hate Speech Posts, Researchers Say https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/x-twitter-failed-action-86-162113802.html A research group X previously sued for allegedly publishing “false” information about the company, released a new report slamming the social network for its refusal to remove hate speech. The new report, released Wednesday by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) claims X (née Twitter) failed to take action against 86% of posts CCDH found containing hate speech. Many of the posts, still on the platform at the time of writing, denied the Holocaust, glorified Nazis, and spoke endearingly of white supremacy. The researchers collected 300 posts from 100 accounts that had been reported by Twitter users for hate speech violations on August 30, and 31. Those posts were independently reviewed by two researchers who confirmed they contained a variety of violating content, such as the promotion of anti-semitism, white supremacy, and anti-Black hatred. One week later, the researchers say 259 of those 300 violating posts remained on the platform despite showing clear signs of violating the company’s hateful conduct policies. 90 out of the 100 accounts remain active at the time of the report’s release. Twitter tried to get ahead of the report on Tuesday evening, by releasing a statement taking issue with the company’s “purported findings.” In a tweet, Twitter claimed it had in fact taken enforcement actions against the example posts shared with it by the CCDH. Twitter also accused CCDH of misrepresenting the total number of users who may have been exposed to the content. The CCDH claims the 100 accounts it identified have a combined 1,060,106 followers. “By not using impression data, the CCDH is misleading the public and making unsubstantiated assertions about the user activity on X,” Twitter said in a statement. The CCDH did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment. Twitter says it will take further action against posts or accounts as needed after it reviews the CCDH’s full report. Twitter CEO Elon Musk responded to his own company’s official statement with a tweet reading “CCDH is a bronze tier psy ops.” Researchers say 140 of the posts they identified either promoted anti-semitism or referenced the anti-semitic trope that shadowy Jewish people run world organizations. The platform continued to host 85% of those anti-semitic posts despite Musk recently saying he’s “against anti-Semitism of any kind.” Musk recently threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League, an antisemitism watchdog, for defamation “almost” killing Twitter. Rather than immediately remove these posts, the CCDH says Twitter reviewed their findings and moved to “lock” three accounts reported as part of the study. Twitter said they would unblock those accounts if the account holders agreed to remove the violating content. However, in the interim, CCDH notes, the actual violating content remains on the platform for all to see. “X’s number one priority remains: to keep our users safe and our platform healthy,” the company said in its statement. “Our doors are always open to organizations who want to work with us to strengthen our policies and improve our approach. And when the full report is released tomorrow, we will review it and we will take action as needed.”