What did Twitter’s ‘open source’ algorithm actually reveal? Not a lot.
When Elon Musk first proposed taking over Twitter, one the first changes he claimed he'd make would be “open-sourcing” Twitter’s algorithm. Last week, Twitter finally followed through on that promise, publishing the underlying code for the site’s "For You" recommendations on GitHub. Quickly, Twitter sleuths began sifting through the code to see what they could […]