Elon Musk Announces Algorithm Changes on X to Combat ‘Too Much Negativity’

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-06 15:46:28 | Updated at 2025-01-09 16:39:04 3 days ago

Elon Musk Announces Algorithm Changes on X to Combat ‘Too Much Negativity’
Breitbart ^ | 01/06/2025 | Lucas Nolan

Posted on 01/06/2025 7:28:24 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

In a move to “maximize unregretted user-seconds,” Elon Musk has unveiled plans for an algorithm change on his social media platform X that he claims will curb excessive negativity. Critics contend the algorithm changes will have troubling outcomes like censoring criticism of the FBI.

Self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk has announced that his X platform (formerly Twitter) will implement changes to its algorithm in response to what he perceives as an overabundance of negativity being pushed on the site. The billionaire entrepreneur, who acquired Twitter in October 2022 and later rebranded it as X, has been known for his controversial interventions on the platform.

In an X post, Musk stated, “Algorithm tweak coming soon to promote more informational/entertaining content. We will publish the changes to @Xeng [X Engineering].” He further elaborated on the goal behind this decision, saying, “Our goal is to maximize unregretted user-seconds. Too much negativity is being pushed that technically grows user time, but not unregretted user time.”

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KEYWORDS: algorithm; changes; musk; negativity; x

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Unregretted user time?

To: ChicagoConservative27

Unregretted user time is when you get off the internet and social media, including FR, and go out and enjoy real life.

2 posted on 01/06/2025 7:32:44 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )

To: ChicagoConservative27

Yet, Elonia, the Pornographer, places porn all over X. Can’t get rid of it.

3 posted on 01/06/2025 7:32:55 AM PST by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)

To: ChicagoConservative27

No skin off my nose.

I’m still banned.

4 posted on 01/06/2025 7:37:55 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)

To: ChicagoConservative27

How times have changed on "X" - formerly known as "Twitter":

5 posted on 01/06/2025 7:43:23 AM PST by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)

To: ChicagoConservative27

I see a fair number of posts here on FR that I HOPE the writer regrets, but I don’t know.

I’m against censorship, but maybe it will just come back and ask, “Do you really want to post that?” and perhaps list the reasons why Musk thinks it’s not a good idea but not block it.

JR has the “Preview” button here on FR, but it appears that many never use it.

6 posted on 01/06/2025 7:43:44 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)

To: ChicagoConservative27

Never been to the site, am i missing it? Nope

7 posted on 01/06/2025 7:43:55 AM PST by exnavy (See article IV section 4 of our constitution.)

To: ChicagoConservative27

X has become a platform where bots decide you put a not allowed word in a post, and the poster is blocked for a week or more. The platform now has done more censoring and molding user behavior than Twitter ever did.

8 posted on 01/06/2025 7:45:54 AM PST by Savage Rider

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