Engadget

X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

The X logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's ...
Harvard Medical School

Berkman Klein Center’s Applied Social Media Lab Invites Open Source Collaborators to Groundbreaking Frankly Platform

April 29, 2025, CAMBRIDGE – The Applied Social Media Lab at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society is pleased to announce the open-sourcing of Frankly, a groundbreaking ...
TechCrunch

Jack Dorsey pumps $10M into a nonprofit focused on open source social media

Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey isn’t just vibe coding new social apps, like Bitchat and Sun Day; he has also invested $10 million in an effort to fund experimental open source projects ...
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Elon Musk Says Open-Sourced X Algorithm Will Showcase Flaws, Improve Transparency As Trump Aide Peter Navarro Alleges 'Propaganda' On The Platform

Billionaire Elon Musk says that his team at the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) decided to make the platform's algorithm open source to showcase its "many flaws." Sharing his thoughts in a ...