Elon Musk sticks to his word and makes public the source code of Twitter's algorithm

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The recommendation algorithm is a closely guarded secret that most social networks keep under lock and key. Twitter has decided, however, to open the safe where the source code of its algorithm was kept until now to make it public and thus make the blue bird social network more transparent.

Elon Musk announced a few days ago that he would lift the curtain on the source code of the social network with the little bird and has finally kept his word with the open publication of the source code "of many parts of Twitter" , as the company announced on its corporate blog .

The publication of Twitter's source code has germany phone number data taken place on GitHub , a publicly accessible platform. The source code of the social network has been made public there, including the code for the recommendation algorithm that controls the tweets that appear on the user's timeline.


By publishing its source code, Twitter is seeking a greater degree of transparency, but will simultaneously exclude "any code that could compromise user security and privacy." The social network led by Elon Musk has reserved the right not to reveal those parts of code specifically aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and grooming.

Nor has Twitter revealed the algorithm in charge of the ads , the number of which has reportedly skyrocketed on the platform in recent months (something that Elon Musk himself has acknowledged ).

Twitter will not publish parts of code that may endanger user security and privacy
" We also took additional steps to ensure user safety and privacy were protected , including our decision not to publish training data," Twitter emphasizes.

Elon Musk has also confirmed on Twitter that he will update the social network's recommendation algorithm based on user suggestions every 24 to 48 hours .


The social network stresses that this is the first step “towards being more transparent” and its intention is to “continue sharing more code that does not represent a significant risk for Twitter or the people on our platform.”

This exercise in transparency by Twitter has coincided with the elimination of the old blue verification badges by the social network with the little bird . From now on, those who wish to proudly display the blue check on their Twitter profile will have to pay up and subscribe to Twitter Blue.