EU demands a peek under the hood of X's recommendation algorithms

EU demands a peek under the hood of X's recommendation algorithms

Commission insists the timing has nothing to do with Musk meddling in
German politics ahead of election

The European Commission is stepping up its ongoing investigation of
Elon Musk's X with a request to examine recent changes made to the
platform's recommendation algorithms.

Brussels today announced it is demanding internal documentation on the
recommendation systems of the site formerly known as Twitter and any
recent changes by February 15. The Commission also wants access to
some of X's commercial APIs "that allow direct fact-finding on content
moderation and virality of accounts."

In addition, the Commission has issued a retention order to X
requiring it to preserve documents regarding both planned and recent
changes to the site's content recommendation engines between now and
the end of 2025.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/eu_x_algorithm_changes/