Musk Says X’s New Algorithm Will Be Open Source in 6 Days

The announcement follows probes by multiple regulatory authorities in Europe.

(Left) SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023. (Right) The X logo, pictured on a screen in Paris on July 24, 2023. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images

Elon Musk said on Jan. 10 that his X social media platform would open its new algorithm to the public within a week.

“We will make the new X algorithm, including all code used to determine what organic and advertising posts are recommended to users, open source in 7 days,” Musk wrote in a post on X on Jan. 10. “This will be repeated every 4 weeks, with comprehensive developer notes, to help you understand what changed.”