Elon Musk announced an upcoming algorithm change to X (formerly Twitter) aimed at reducing negativity and increasing user satisfaction. Musk emphasized the goal of maximizing 'unregretted user-seconds' and promoting more engaging content.
Elon Musk has announced an 'algorithm tweak' on X, formerly Twitter , in response to 'too much negativity' being pushed on the platform. The X owner made the announcement on Friday via an X post in which he said he wants to 'maximize unregretted user-seconds.
' Musk purchased what was then Twitter in October 2022 and later reinstated the accounts of a number of previously suspended conservative figures, including President elect Donald Trump who was removed from the platform after the January 6 2021 Capitol Hill riot. Newsweek contacted the former Twitter press office for comment via email outside of regular office hours. Why It MattersMusk was a prominent backer of Trump's successful 2024 presidential election campaign, after which the incoming president announced he would co-head the newly created Department of Government Efficiency along with fellow business tycoon Vivek Ramaswamy.The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has made a number of controversial X interventions in recent days, including urging King Charles III to dissolve the British Parliament and call fresh elections in response to a sex trafficking scandal in the United Kingdom in which predominantly white victims were targeted by mainly men of Pakistani Muslim heritage in towns around the country.What To KnowMusk wrote: 'Algorithm tweak coming soon to promote more informational/entertaining content. We will publish the changes to @Xeng .'Our goal is to maximize unregretted user-seconds. Too much negativity is being pushed that technically grows user time, but not unregretted user time.'He later added: 'We're also working on easy ways for you to adjust the content feed dynamically, so you can have what you want at any given moment.'What People Are SayingMusk's announcement sparked a mixed reaction from other social media user
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