In 2023, the website then known as Twitter partially open sourced its algorithm for the first time. In those days, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk had only recently acquired the platform, and he claimed ...

Vitalik Buterin supports open-sourcing X’s algorithm but insists transparency must be verifiable, not just published code. Critics argue users need auditable proof of how content is ranked, boosted, ...

He open-sourced Twitter’s algorithm back in 2023, but then never updated the GitHub. He open-sourced Twitter’s algorithm back in 2023, but then never updated the GitHub. is the Verge’s weekend editor.

In the modern era, where phone numbers are portable and geography is less tied to a person’s culture, area codes still hold a surprising amount of social weight. While the seven digits following an ...

Buterin proposes ZK proofs to verify social media algorithms without revealing code or user data. The framework shifts focus from moderation to provable algorithm behavior and on-chain timestamps. ZK ...

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Still scrolling through the same 10 recommendations? It's time to unlock the secret side of Netflix. Let's be real: You're tired of Netflix's terrible recommendations. You scroll and scroll, only to ...

If you’re a book lover, the algorithm knows what you’ll read before you do. Open TikTok and within minutes you’re drowning in “dark academia” recommendations, literary fiction round-ups, and ...

The White House has answered what had been one of the major outstanding questions regarding its pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to a majority American ownership group: Under the ...