Twitter: Elon Musk confirms change to X algorithm to show smaller accounts

OX, formerly known as Twitter, will make a new change to its algorithm after the recommendation. he aims “help show accounts with fewer followers and posts outside your network of friends and followers.”

Change in the “For you” tab and at the end of shared posts, according to businessman Elon Musk, the owner of the platform Although no exact date has been announced yet, it will take place within the next few days.. He personally published the news on his profile on X.

A major update to the recommendation algorithm will be rolling out in the next few days.

This will help expose smaller accounts and posts outside of your friend following network.

As always, this will be made open source and continually improved.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 10, 2023

Still, according to Musk, all changes will be open source and will undergo constant improvements. “Critical feedback is always welcomed,” the billionaire wrote.

But Musk He did not specify what types of small accounts would be privileged due to the change in algorithm and whether this list also includes non-paying users of the social network, as some of the platform’s measures are exclusive to X Premium subscribers.

Changes to X/Twitter

In addition to the change in the post-recommendation algorithm, the social network has or will soon have other features. In addition to new subscription options with cheaper monthly fees, the application also introduces voice and video calling and money transfer functions.

Also musk started selling inactive or deleted user profiles. With the measures, new sources of income are being sought for X, which has lost more than half of its value since it was purchased by the businessman in August last year.