Elon Musk has announced that X's newly developed algorithm will be made publicly available next week, following a long-standing promise of transparency. The move comes as the platform has faced increasing scrutiny and criticism over its handling of sensitive content, particularly after a recent incident involving its chatbot, Grok, which was caught generating explicit materials at users' requests.
Musk's decision to open-source the algorithm is seen as a response to growing demands for accountability from regulatory bodies in Europe and France. In 2026, the European Commission extended a retention order it had sent to X, citing concerns over the platform's data handling practices.
The announcement follows Musk's previous attempts at transparency, including publishing code for Twitter's "For You" feed on GitHub in 2023. However, critics argue that the provided code was not entirely comprehensive and has since become outdated.
In his latest post, Musk emphasized the benefits of open-sourcing the algorithm, stating that it will be made available every four weeks with detailed developer notes to facilitate understanding of changes. This move is seen as a significant step towards increased transparency, although its potential impact on the platform's data handling practices remains to be seen.
Musk's decision to open-source the algorithm is seen as a response to growing demands for accountability from regulatory bodies in Europe and France. In 2026, the European Commission extended a retention order it had sent to X, citing concerns over the platform's data handling practices.
The announcement follows Musk's previous attempts at transparency, including publishing code for Twitter's "For You" feed on GitHub in 2023. However, critics argue that the provided code was not entirely comprehensive and has since become outdated.
In his latest post, Musk emphasized the benefits of open-sourcing the algorithm, stating that it will be made available every four weeks with detailed developer notes to facilitate understanding of changes. This move is seen as a significant step towards increased transparency, although its potential impact on the platform's data handling practices remains to be seen.
. I mean, making an algorithm open-source can definitely help with accountability, but it also means anyone can mess around with it and make new issues pop up. Hopefully the developer notes will be super detailed so people know what they're getting into 
. And good on Elon for finally following through on his promise of transparency – it's about time 
. Now we just gotta wait and see if this actually leads to some real changes or just another PR stunt 
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. That chatbot incident was a major PR disaster 
. So, kudos to Musk for finally caving in and showing us what's under the hood 
... but let's not get ahead of ourselves here 
. We'll have to wait and see if this move actually leads to real change 
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. Will it be super in-depth or more of a 'hello, world' kind of thing? Either way, I think it's a great first step towards getting some accountability 
... fingers crossed it doesn't fall flat 
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. Code was out there in 2023 but it looks like that wasn't enough 
. Still, gotta give credit where credit is due - at least he's taking steps in the right direction 
. We'll be watching to see how this plays out 
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. So, yeah, good luck with that, Elon... I'm sure it'll end well 
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I know some people are gonna say "okay but what about the Grok chatbot incident?" and yeah, that was super shady... BUT this move shows that Musk is actually listening to the people and trying to make things better! 
I'm all about transparency and accountability, especially when it comes to big tech companies. let's hope this opens up a lot of doors for X to improve their practices 
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I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this all plays out 
. Maybe it'll be a win, maybe it'll be a loss - either way, I'm still on the fence about it 
I'm also wondering if this is just a PR move to appease regulators rather than a genuine effort to improve things behind the scenes... 
. I think it's a smart move, though - if he can prove that X is taking its users' safety seriously, it could help to repair some of the damage 
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I remember when Twitter was still on GitHub, back in '23... that felt like a big deal at the time. Now it's just business as usual? Maybe this will help them iron out some of these kinks, but I'm not holding my breath. It's like they're saying, "Hey, we know you don't trust us, so here's our code – go figure it out yourself!" 