Elon Musk Uncovers Decade-Old, Thousand-Word Censorship List in Twitter’s Algorithm

Elon Musk Uncovers Decade-Old, Thousand-Word Censorship List in Twitter’s Algorithm
Twitter CEO Elon Musk speaks at the 'Twitter 2.0: From Conversations to Partnerships' marketing conference in Miami Beach, Fla., on April 18, 2023. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
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In a recent interview with The Babylon Bee, Elon Musk, the current owner of Twitter, revealed the discovery of a decade-old line of code in Twitter’s algorithms designed to suppress tweets containing certain keywords. This information was made public during Musk’s conversation with The Babylon Bee, a satirical news outlet that had previously experienced censorship on Twitter.

During the interview, Kyle Mann, the editor-in-chief of The Babylon Bee, questioned Musk’s decision to expose the problematic aspects of Twitter after acquiring the company. Mann asked, “Who takes over a company and then says, ‘Look, how horrible all this stuff is that’s going on’?”

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