The founder and former CEO of the site responded to Musk, who said that users were being manipulated by the site.
It is the latest twist in Musk's takeover of the company.
Musk said on Saturday that the default feed needed to be replaced. Insider asked for comment made outside of normal working hours.
Musk told his followers to tap the star in the top right of their feed to see the latest tweets.
The function was a means of updating followers on the news and was easy to change.
It was designed to save you time when you are away from the app.
—jack⚡️ (@jack) May 14, 2022
The function was designed for manipulation, but it could have consequences.
It was designed to catch you up and work off what you engage with.
Musk replied to himself around eight hours later, saying that any manipulation was not intentional.
I am not suggesting malice, but rather that it is trying to guess what you might want to read and, in doing so, inadvertently manipulate/amplify your viewpoints without you realizing it. The way to solve trust and efficacy is through open source.
The acquisition of the social network was put on hold on Friday due to the fact that 5% of the site's accounts were automated. Musk said he would take a sample of 100 random followers of the account to see if the figure is higher.
Musk said that he had broken the non-disclosure agreement.
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