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X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to boost right-leaning accounts


Attached: 1 image 1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). ⬇️

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