If the deal does go through, Elon Musk has said his goal is to 'unlock' Twitter's 'extraordinary potential.' 9News
algorithms, which are at their simplest a set of instructions, underpin countless products and servicesThey're used for figuring out which tweets you see from people you follow on the platform and showing you tweets from others that Twitter thinks you'd like to see, based on a slew of factors such as the accounts you interact with, how popular a tweet is, and how other people you know are interacting with a tweet.
Even if it does ultimately help address some distrust that critics have in Twitter's content enforcement actions, moving in this direction could also create a new set of risks for Twitter.READ MORE: "Open sourcing something by definition means you can see the code, but it doesn't mean you can understand the policies or influence the policies that lead to that code," said Professor Filkov, who develops tools to help developers run more effective open-source software projects.
"In those circumstances, the company had better make sure their algorithms are fair, as it would surely be held accountable if they weren't," Professor Procaccia said.Professor Filkov thinks it would be really useful to take a page from what other open-source projects often do alongside their code: Publicly list the policies that lead to that code.While it is a deterrent, the poison pill plan may not neutralise Musk's offer.
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