Owner of social media platform X, Elon Musk, said on Saturday that X will make its new algorithm public within seven days, including the full code for organic and advertising post recommendations.
He added in a post on X that the release would be repeated every four weeks, accompanied by comprehensive developer notes explaining what has changed.
Earlier this week, the European Commission decided to extend a retention order sent to X last year, which related to algorithms and dissemination of illegal content, prolonging it to the end of 2026, spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters on Thursday.
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.
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. 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.
Musk replied with an obscenity under a European Commission post about the fine.
