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LeftInTX

(34,008 posts)
33. I tried responding earlier but DU keeps being weird
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 12:06 AM
Jan 2025

Last edited Mon Jan 20, 2025, 01:20 AM - Edit history (4)

Yes, I do:



Input "For You" = list of links such curated from this and other accounts such as Infowars, Trump Tweets, MAGA etc "https://x.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"

The only decision in the "algorithm" is "For You" and that's it. Everyone sees the same thing. Just like a webpage. List of links.

Even Musk joked about it himself.

The Economic Times is most recent and when I logged onto twitter this evening, after reading the ET article it appears they now have an algorithm, although very biased. On Jan 9th, I logged on and all it was Musk, Musk, InfoWars, Trumps Tweets. That was not an algorithm. That was a list of links. He must have put the algorithm back in because of pressure from the EU.






From Jan 17th EU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation
https://archive.ph/QCWch#selection-1457.0-1461.436

From Jan 9th
EU Commission urged to act over Elon Musk’s ‘interference’ in elections
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/eu-commission-urged-to-act-elon-musk-interference-elections

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Wonder what dweller Jan 2025 #1
The law included a 90 day extension...so he is going to write and EO giving them that time PortTack Jan 2025 #8
A CEO named McCourt and his partner from Shark Tank (. Kevin O'Leary are interested. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #24
"Nice Tik Tok you got there" C_U_L8R Jan 2025 #2
That's been the goal all along. underpants Jan 2025 #3
Except a joint venture isn't in the law. A law would have to be written. OrlandoDem2 Jan 2025 #4
Musk/Putin will just buy it. gab13by13 Jan 2025 #5
Not sure Trump wants Musk to have as much power as ownership of both TikTok and X would give him. highplainsdem Jan 2025 #6
It costs more money than even Musk has womanofthehills Jan 2025 #21
The youth vote is not aware of or concerned Whyisthisstillclose Jan 2025 #7
Do you use TikTok? if you did you would know that's not true. PortTack Jan 2025 #9
Of course I use TikTok as I used to use Twitter Whyisthisstillclose Jan 2025 #10
The ban was tied to the bill congress passed for funding aid to Ukraine. President Biden really had no choice PortTack Jan 2025 #12
And the ban was originally proposed by the felon. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #13
This is a great conversation between DU members Whyisthisstillclose Jan 2025 #14
Thx ..goes to show their can be discourse without being confrontational PortTack Jan 2025 #16
All too rare today. Seems like everyone will pick Whyisthisstillclose Jan 2025 #17
Indeed...hopefully some of that edge comes off after tomorrow. PortTack Jan 2025 #20
Hope springs eternal! But disappointment is Whyisthisstillclose Jan 2025 #23
How hard would it be to create a U.S. version of TikTok? subterranean Jan 2025 #11
The algorithm is light years ahead of anything here. Meta who tried to acquire TikTok found out just how PortTack Jan 2025 #18
Thank you for the explanation. NT subterranean Jan 2025 #22
Kevin O'Leary made a $20 billion offer for tik tok manicdem Jan 2025 #15
Yes, he did. That sale price does not include the algorithm which is what makes TikTok work. PortTack Jan 2025 #19
Interesting. Didn't know that. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #25
You're joking right? LearnedHand Jan 2025 #27
It isn't an algorithm if it's only "one thing". LeftInTX Jan 2025 #29
About Musk's latest algorithm tweak LearnedHand Jan 2025 #31
I tried responding earlier but DU keeps being weird LeftInTX Jan 2025 #33
Only 10% of TicTok is in America- 90% in the rest of the world womanofthehills Jan 2025 #32
And there it is LearnedHand Jan 2025 #26
So he admits that Tik Tok is dangerous, but wants people to have it to see his inauguration? How patriotic tulipsandroses Jan 2025 #28
Another division of "Leon Inc." me thinks durablend Jan 2025 #30
Trump will use his newly mint $TRUMP coin... Mawspam2 Jan 2025 #34
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