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X (Twitter) is at the center of a high-stakes tech debate. Elon Musk recently announced that the platform’s recommendation algorithm, which determines both organic and advertising content distribution, will be open-sourced in seven days, with updates every four weeks and detailed developer notes explaining changes. The move, framed as a step toward transparency, has drawn immediate attention from users, developers, and critics alike. Sponsored X’s Algorithm Will Be Open—But Can Users Really See What’s Happening? Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin weighed in, offering cautious support while highlighting a critical nuance: transparency is more than just publishing code. “If done properly, this is a very good move. I hope it can be verifiable and replicable,” Buterin said, proposing a system where anonymized likes and posts could be audited with a delay to prevent gaming. He stressed that such verifiability would allow users who feel shadow-banned or de-boosted to trace why their content is not reaching the audience it should. “Four weeks may be over-ambitious,” he added, noting that frequent algorithm changes could complicate this goal, and suggesting a one-year horizon for a fully transparent system. Community reactions highlight the challenge of striking a balance between openness and usability. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT called for a less sensitive feed, noting that engaging with posts outside one’s usual interests floods the “For You” recommendations with similar content, crowding out posts from followed accounts. Please make the algorithm less sensitive. If I like or scroll replies on a post outside my niche on “For You” it will flood it with the same type of posts vs posts I missed from accounts I follow or topics I engage with. Seems to happen most with geopolitics, sports, rage… — ZachXBT (@zachxbt) January 10, 2026 Sponsored Other community members took the discussion further, proposing cryptographic proofs of feed execution.…

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