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A study found that X’s algorithm now loves two things: Republicans and Elon Musk
X boosted Musk’s posts as he engaged with the election.
Elon Musk’s X may have tweaked its algorithm to boost his account, along with those of other conservative-leaning users, starting around the time he announced his support of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The researchers also found that other Republican-leaning accounts they examined saw similar boosts that started in July, albeit to a lesser degree. The study’s results are similar to other recently reported findings by The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post of potential right-wing bias in X’s algorithms.
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