Elon Musk says X’s algorithm pushes “too much negativity.”
www.theverge.com
Musk posted last night that the platform’s algorithm will soon “promote more informational/entertaining content” in order to “maximize unregretted user-seconds.” He added in a separate post that X is working on ways to “adjust the content feed dynamically.”

Musk posted last night that the platform’s algorithm will soon “promote more informational/entertaining content” in order to “maximize unregretted user-seconds.” In response to Musk changing the X algorithm, people asked Grok what is considered “negative” and were told as reported by user Leah McElrath:

• Criticism of the government

• Commentary about misinformation

• Suggestion the public is being manipulated

• Attacks against powerful people or institutions

  • IllNess@infosec.pub
    36·
    4 days ago

    He works for the USA. The government isn’t allowed to hinder free speech ESPECIALLY criticism of the government. That’s the main reason why it was there in the first place.

    Why did Jimmy Carter sell his peanut farm but Elon Musk get’s to keep his propaganda machine?

    • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
      34·
      4 days ago

      Because Jimmy Carter wasn’t perfect but at least he tried to do the right thing. Then Reagan came and it became clear the abyss has no bottom, so the absolute sociopaths have an overwhelming advantage on the political space even if they pillage everything in sight.

    • katy ✨
      14·
      4 days ago

      the republicans have been criminalising free speech for decades