Here’s What Elon Musk Sees When He Opens X (Published 2025)

The New York Times tracked 1,109 accounts that Mr. Musk follows on X to recreate his news feed.

How Elon Musk’s Own Account Dominates X (Published 2024)

The billionaire has effectively become the star of his social media platform, transforming X into a reflection of his personal views before the election.

Musk’s X poses “serious risk to Americans’ privacy,” advocates warn FTC

FTC urged to reject Elon Musk’s bid to end X monitoring amid AI concerns.

Elon Musk's X Rots Your Brain

Data indicates that Elon Musk's X algorithms indisputably drive users into right wing propaganda rabbit holes from which they may not be able to untether themselves.

How Elon Musk uses his X social media platform to amplify right-wing views

As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used it as a microphone to amplify his political views and those of the often right-wing figures he’s aligned with.

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Elon Musk’s social media platform is boosting conservative content – and it’s having long-lasting effects on how users see the world.

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Elon Musk’s social media platform is boosting conservative content – and it’s having long-lasting effects on how users see the world.

Elon Musk on Twitter / X

Interesting. Our algorithm tries to optimize time spent on X, so links don’t get as much attention, because there is less time spent if people click away. Best thing is to post content in long form on this platform.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 3, 2023

Musk announces xAI re-org following co-founder departures, SpaceX merger

The reorganization "required parting ways with some people," Elon Musk said Wednesday on X.

Elon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It Persists

Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.

Twitter Is Dead, X Is Elon’s Personal Propaganda Platform, Where Grok Checks His Feed Before Answering

Last week, Elon Musk’s Grok AI started spewing extreme antisemitism, calling itself “MechaHitler” and pushing conspiracy theories about Jewish people. But that wasn’t the mo…

X Kills Nitter And Xcancel, The Last Ways To Read Tweets Without Elon Watching

When Twitter launched, it was originally designed to be just like an open protocol. In the early days, the company eagerly supported third party development, building on that protocol. But, because…

X is Severely Punishing Posts With Links in Them—Here's The Proof

As someone who frequently shares posts on X linking to external content sources (including my own content and content from other websites), I've noticed a major shift since Elon Musk took over Twit

Elon Musk’s X Is A Misinformation Machine—And Black Women Saw It Coming - Essence

For years, Black women have sounded the alarm about digital manipulation. X’s new policies prove how right they were.