X Algorithm Modified to Amplify Musk and Right-Wing Content Following Trump Endorsement

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

Computational research revealed systematic algorithmic manipulation on X platform, demonstrating a strategic modification enhancing visibility for Elon Musk and Republican-aligned accounts. Researchers from Queensland University of Technology and Monash University identified a precise ‘change point’ on July 13, 2024, showing a 138.27% increase in views for Musk’s account and algorithmic bias favoring Republican-leaning content. By October 2024, neutral user ‘For You’ feeds showed 30.16% right-leaning content versus 12.92% left-leaning, indicating a significant amplification of conservative political messaging.

Key Actors

Elon Musk Donald Trump Timothy Graham Mark Andrejevic Republican Party X Algorithm Engineers

Tags

social-media-manipulation election-interference platform-bias algorithmic-amplification media-capture tech-political-influence

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