Researchers’ findings suggest X made ‘platform-level’ changes to boost Musk and other conservatives’ posts when he endorsed Donald Trump.

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The Register

Study suggests X turned right just in time for US election

Network X has become a propaganda channel for Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Should you stay there? Two Australian researchers give clues as to why it might really be time to go.

Das Netzwerk X ist zum Propagandakanal von Elon Musk und Donald Trump geworden. Soll man dort bleiben? Zwei australische Forscher geben Hinweise, warum es vielleicht wirklich Zeit ist zu gehen.

Ist es Zeit, X zu verlassen? Musk manipuliert möglicherweise per Algorithmus

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Frankfurter Allgemeine

Frankfurt

Hesse

Germany

Is it time to leave X? Musk may be manipulating via algorithm

Currently, there is hardly a photo in which the future US President Trump is not seen with Elon Musk. The super-rich man played a major role in the election campaign, partly with the help of his social network X.

Derzeit gibt es kaum ein Foto, auf dem der kommende US-Präsident Trump nicht mit Elon Musk zu sehen wäre. Der Superreiche mischte im Wahlkampf mächtig mit. Unter anderem mithilfe seines sozialen Netzwerks X.

Manche Meinungen sind wichtiger: Hat Musk für Trump den Algorithmus bei X geändert?

n-tv.de

Bertelsmann Stiftung

Some opinions are more important: Did Musk change the algorithm at X for Trump?

The limited data on X user numbers makes measuring the full extent of the reported exodus from the platform almost impossible.

All Sides

Euronews

European Broadcasting Union

France

Are users deserting Elon Musk’s X en masse and where are they heading?

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. That’s according to a new study published by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), which found that Musk’s posts in particular were suddenly much more popular. The study’s authors — QUT associate professor in digital media Timoth

Ad Fontes Media

The Verge

Vox Media

United States

A study found that X’s algorithm now loves two things: Republicans and Elon Musk – News 7

Australian researchers claim to have identified the day on which X, formerly Twitter, moved noticeably to the right. It was a turning point in the US election campaign.

Australische Forscher wollen den Tag ausgemacht haben, an dem X, ehemals Twitter, merklich nach rechts gerückt ist. Es war ein Wendepunkt im US-Wahlkampf.

Analyse: X/Twitter rückte offenbar an identifzierbarem Datum nach rechts

Heise

Analysis: X/Twitter apparently moved to the right on an identifiable date

Hundreds of thousands of disgruntled users have reportedly left Elon Musk's X, following Donald Trump's re-election as US president, with around 115,000 accounts deactivated in US states alone a day after the vote. Celebrities and well-known brands abandoning the platform cite growing concerns about the uncontrolled spread of misinformation, conspiracy theories and hate speech, as well as what they consider to be Musk's role in the Trump adminis…

Qindra mijëra përdorues të pakënaqur thuhet se janë larguar nga X i Elon Musk, pas rizgjedhjes së Donald Trump si president i SHBA-së, me rreth 115,000 llogari të çaktivizuara vetëm në shtetet amerikane një ditë pas votimit. Personat e famshëm dhe markat e njohura që braktisin platformën përmendin shqetësime në rritje për përhapjen e pakontrolluar të dezinformatave, teorive të konspiracionit dhe gjuhës së urrejtjes, si dhe atë që ata e konsidero…

A po largohen masivisht përdoruesit nga X i Elon Musk dhe cilës platformë po i bashkohen?

Telegrafi

Are users massively leaving Elon Musk's X and which platform are they joining?

New research suggests that there was a very specific date when rightwing content began to be amplified.

Gizmodo

G/O Media

Researchers Claim to Pinpoint Exact Date When Elon's X Started Boosting the Right

Significant uptick in visibility for Musk, Republican account posts from July 13

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. That’s according to a new study published by the Queensland University of Technology…

BizToc

A study found that X’s algorithm now loves two things: Republicans and Elon Musk

A study by researchers Timothy Graham of Queensland University of Technology and Mark Andrejevic of Monash University in Australia found that algorithmic adjustments on platform X (formerly Twitter) during the 2024 election period in the United States disproportionately favored the visibility of certain accounts, particularly those aligned with the Republican Party and that of Elon Musk himself.

Un estudio realizado por los investigadores Timothy Graham, de la Universidad Tecnológica de Queensland, y Mark Andrejevic, de la Universidad de Monash, en Australia, encontró que ajustes algorítmicos en la plataforma X (anteriormente Twitter) durante el periodo electoral de 2024 en Estados Unidos favorecieron de manera desproporcionada la visibilidad de ciertas cuentas, particularmente aquellas alineadas con el Partido Republicano y la del prop…

X Algorithm Changed in July to Boost Right-Wing Accounts, Study Finds

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