<p class="title">Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that he hopes to "open source" Twitter's algorithm in an attempt at transparency, which would aid the trust users have in the platform.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In his first public, non-tweeted comments since the saga began, Musk addressed why he wants to buy the company, and the changes he would want to bring about, reports Engadget.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Twitter has become kind of the de-facto town square," he was quoted as saying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is just really important that people have both the reality and the perception that they're able to speak freely within the bounds of the law," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In terms of specific changes, Musk said Twitter should open-source its algorithms and minimise the interventions it takes in policing content.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Any changes to people's tweets -- if they're emphasised or de-emphasised -- that action should be made apparent," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"So anyone can see that that action has been taken so there's no sort of behind-the-scenes manipulation, either algorithmically or manually," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Musk also said that the underlying code behind the algorithm should be available on GitHub, so that users could inspect it themselves.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Recently, Musk made an offer to buy 100 per cent of Twitter at $54.20 per share, a 54 per cent premium over the closing price of Twitter on January 28, 2022, the trading day before Musk began investing in the company.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This is a 38 per cent premium over the closing price of Twitter on April 1, 2022, the trading day before Musk's investment in Twitter was publicly announced.</p>
<p class="title">Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that he hopes to "open source" Twitter's algorithm in an attempt at transparency, which would aid the trust users have in the platform.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In his first public, non-tweeted comments since the saga began, Musk addressed why he wants to buy the company, and the changes he would want to bring about, reports Engadget.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Twitter has become kind of the de-facto town square," he was quoted as saying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is just really important that people have both the reality and the perception that they're able to speak freely within the bounds of the law," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In terms of specific changes, Musk said Twitter should open-source its algorithms and minimise the interventions it takes in policing content.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Any changes to people's tweets -- if they're emphasised or de-emphasised -- that action should be made apparent," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"So anyone can see that that action has been taken so there's no sort of behind-the-scenes manipulation, either algorithmically or manually," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Musk also said that the underlying code behind the algorithm should be available on GitHub, so that users could inspect it themselves.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Recently, Musk made an offer to buy 100 per cent of Twitter at $54.20 per share, a 54 per cent premium over the closing price of Twitter on January 28, 2022, the trading day before Musk began investing in the company.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This is a 38 per cent premium over the closing price of Twitter on April 1, 2022, the trading day before Musk's investment in Twitter was publicly announced.</p>