{"id":"f-86c21c4f86-0da0eb44-cd26-596e-8a92-758f99b3980d","title":"Musk promises X will open algorithm code amid Grok backlash","description":"Elon Musk said X will release its recommendation algorithm code amid global scrutiny, following Grok-related controversies, EU fines and probes over explicit content, transparency breaches and data access.","timestamp":1768124360,"category":"technology","headline":"Musk promises X will open algorithm code amid Grok backlash","modifiedHeadline":"Musk to Open X Algorithm After Grok Criticism","subCategories":["scid_bfd77859"],"region":"IN","bundleMetaData":{"bundleId":"c35cfc57-1bba-4539-a24c-695ea99ac023","bundleTitle":"Mastering AI","cardData":null},"iabCategoryId":"597","fcSummary":"Elon Musk's X will release its algorithm for post recommendations every four weeks. This follows EU fines for transparency breaches and concerns over explicit content. Governments are also addressing non-consensual AI-generated images, despite xAI's increased funding.","summary":"Under fire, Musk vows X will reveal its algorithm code after Grok controversies, EU fines, content probes, and transparency concerns.","ctaUrl":"https://trends.glance.com/newz/news/IN/en/firstpost/f-86c21c4f86-0da0eb44-cd26-596e-8a92-758f99b3980d","sourceUrl":"https://www.firstpost.com/tech/musk-promises-x-will-open-algorithm-code-amid-grok-backlash-13967579.html","bannerImage":"https://g-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/fc/image/fDXhuttNoo70.webp","content":"Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said that social media platform X will open a new algorithm including all code for organic and advertising post recommendations, within a week. \n
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\"This will be repeated every 4 weeks, with comprehensive developer notes, to help you understand what changed,\" he said in his X post.\n
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European Commission to extend a retention order

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After the controversy over Grok, earlier this year the European Commission decided to extend a retention order which was sent to X last year regarding the explicit sexual content of women and children, according to the report by news agency Reuters. \n\n
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In July 2025, Paris prosecutors investigated the social media platform for suspected algorithmic bias and fraudulent data extraction, which Musk's X called a \"politically-motivated criminal investigation\" that threatens its users' free speech.\n
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Breach of privacy

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Many governments like UK, France, India, Australia spoke against the non-consensual images of women that were created using the generative AI option and circulated all around the internet. \n
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Last month, the European Union levied a 120 million euro ($140 million) fine on X, with regulators saying the company breached its transparency obligations under the bloc's Digital Services Act.\n
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The fine is related to X's \"blue checkmark\" subscription, lack of transparency related to its ad repository and failure to provide researchers access to the platform's public data.\n
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Musk replied with an obscenity under a European Commission post about the fine.\n
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The British government has signalled that it will not back down. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall blasted the sexual manipulation of images featuring women and children as “despicable and abhorrent,” demanding an update from regulators in a matter of “days.”\n
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xAI has reported higher funding despite the widespread claims that its model generates sexually explicit and non-consensual images of women and young girls.","readDurationInMinutes":"3","author":{"name":"Firstpost","logo":"https://glance-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/bubble/png/28d65284-7c7e-4e74-a1da-84b4daef1e4c.jpeg"},"ism":false,"analyticsResponses":[{"measurementId":"DUMMy","type":"GA"}],"pointerSummary":["X to release algorithm code, developer notes every 4 weeks.","EU extends order on X over sexual content, fines platform 120M euros.","X faces probes for bias, data extraction; AI image concerns grow globally."],"tags":["ElonMusk","XAlgorithm","OpenSource","Grok","EuropeanCommission","DigitalServicesAct","Transparency","DataPrivacy","xAI","ContentModeration","OnlineSafety","SexualExploitation","LizKendall","UKGovernment","EUFines","AlgorithmicBias","FreeSpeech","SocialMediaRegulation"],"consent":true,"redirectionEnabled":false}

Musk promises X will open algorithm code amid Grok backlash

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