Elon Musk isn't a fan of X's algorithm, so he's documenting the company's efforts to improve the tech that decides what you see in the "For You" feed.

LinkedIn rewards different signals in 2026. Chris Donnelly brings data-backed insights from analyzing 300,000 posts on what works now.

X's new algorithm transparency shows account suppression and penalties, prompting users to change posting behaviour, and could foreshadow how TikTok and Instagram handle content moderation.

"No other social media companies do this," Elon Musk said

You scroll through your streaming service for what feels like hours, seeing the same recommendations over and over again. That critically acclaimed show everyone's talking about? It's nowhere to be found.

Earlier on the same day Musk said the algorithm sucked, X head of product Nikita Bier seemed to indicate that he was proud of it, noting that in the six months from July of 2025 to this month, daily engagement time from new users has gone from less than 20 minutes to somewhere in the mid-30s.

Elon Musk says he plans to open-source the X algorithm next week, but he open-sourced Twitter’s algorithm in 2023 and then never updated the GitHub.

Instagram has rolled out a fresh feature that allows you to personalise your feed: ‘Your Algorithm.’ Here’s all you need to know.

Instagram has introduced ‘Your Algorithm’, an AI-powered feature that gives users direct visibility and control over the recommendations driving their Reels feed.