@ElonMusk is making X’s entire recommendation algorithm public January 17th. Every line of code showing what posts you see and why. Then updating it every 4 weeks with developer notes. This is a direct response to France classifying X as an “organized gang,” the same legal designation they use for drug cartels and mafia, so they could wiretap employee phones and demand algorithm access. The EU wants control over what people see online. They fined X $140 million last month, launched probes into “algorithm abuse,” and demanded researchers get data access. France wants “experts” to analyze X’s code to “uncover the truth” about the platform. Elon’s response: “You want the algorithm? Here’s the algorithm. Everyone gets it.” This is 4D chess. EU regulators wanted private access to modify and control. Instead they’re getting public disclosure they can’t manipulate. Every competing platform, every researcher, every government on Earth gets the same code at the same time. You can’t secretly pressure someone to censor when the censorship mechanism is open source. My prediction: EU loses its mind, threatens more fines. Elon doesn’t care. Other platforms forced to follow or look like they’re hiding something. If that’s not a classic Elon, what is? Source: ZeroHedge, Epoch Times
Strangely, ChatGPT, DeepSeek and Gemini don’t seem to worry anyone. What a coincidence. Let’s be honest,the real problem isn’t “harmful tech” It’s that X stopped being an establishment-controlled megaphone after Elon Musk took over, and they can’t stand losing narrative control. – Richard
A heavy blow to the EU and kudos to Elon. They wanted private leverage for pressure, what they got is public disclosure that can’t be manipulated. You can’t blackmail what everyone can see. Open source as a defensive weapon isn’t new, but it’s rarely aimed at regulators. And, yes… Elon is one of the few who could pull this off. Well played, I’d say. Which code goes open source is, in this case, a secondary question.
Oh of course, Elon just flipped the EU like a pancake. They wanted private access to control what people see, and he hands them the entire algorithm for the world to see instead. Open source every line, updated monthly, basically saying “good luck trying to manipulate this without everyone noticing.” Classic Musk chaos: regulatory threat turns into a global spectacle while Europe loses its mind and every other platform suddenly looks shady. The audacity is peak, and the internet’s about to explode.
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