Twitter reveals code showing why tweets pop-up

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="An exterior view of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California, USA, February 27, 2023. John G. Mabanglo/EPA-EFE/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/03/29/20230329-twitter-hq-via-epa-efe.jpg"/><figcaption>An exterior view of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California, USA, February 27, 2023. <em>John G. Mabanglo/EPA-EFE/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Twitter made parts of its source code, including the recommendations algorithm, public.</p><p>The social media company uploaded the code in two repositories on the code-sharing platform GitHub.</p><p>Twitter owner Elon Musk, confirmed the move on Saturday, promising to publish more of the code in the next few weeks.</p><p>&quot;In the coming weeks, we will open source literally everything that contributes to showing a tweet,&quot; Musk wrote on Twitter.</p><div><strong>Why it matters</strong></div><p>The recommendations algorithm source code explains why tweets appear on a user&#x27;s &quot;For you&quot; timeline.</p><p>Making it public addresses common concerns among users and lawmakers, who increasingly scrutinize social media platforms over how algorithms select the content users see.</p><p>&quot;Providing code transparency will be incredibly embarrassing at first, but it should lead to rapid improvement in recommendation quality,&quot; Musk wrote on Twitter.</p><p>He said the company would regularly update the algorithm based on user feedback.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/29/23/twitter-changes-to-benefit-blue-check-accounts-only">Twitter changes to benefit &#x27;blue check&#x27; accounts only</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/09/23/twitter-rolls-out-longer-tweets-for-select-users">US Twitter Blue users can now Tweet up to 4,000 characters</a></li></ul><p>During a discussion about the source code on Spaces, Twitter&#x27;s audio chat feature, some users questioned why Twitter&#x27;s code appeared to classify users as Republicans or Democrats.</p><p>Musk said it shouldn&#x27;t happen and the company would remove it.</p><div><strong>Source code previously leaked</strong></div><p>Twitter decision to publish the source code came after portions of it were already leaked on Github earlier this year.</p><p>Musk was seeking information on the person responsible for the leak.</p><p>The US District Court for the Northern District of California ordered Github earlier this week to reveal the identity of the user who posted it.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HwjndPeQKMc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Twitter has published the source code for its recommendation algorithm and owner Elon Musk has promised more.

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Twitter reveals code showing why tweets pop-up

Twitter reveals code showing why tweets pop-up

Deutsche Welle

Published Apr 03, 2023 05:59 AM PHT

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