What Happened
When Cleantechnica writer Johnna Crider inquired on Twitter why the platform is de-boosting many of Musk’s supporters when they reply to him, the Tesla, Inc. CEO reasoned that it could be due to the algorithm that is “not exactly genius,” as opposed by intentional de-boosting by people.I suspect that this is because the “algorithm” is not exactly genius vs intentional deboosting by people
Reply de-boosting suggests that replies to tweets are hidden behind a “Show More” button for accounts that do not follow the person who replied. Sometimes the entire social communities may be de-boosted, making it possible to interact only with each other.
When Tesla investor and influencer James Stephenson pointed out that Twitter is running “tenacious D… boosting,” sharing a screenshot of the check he ran, Musk commented that it is weird.
Tesmanian reporter Eva Fox joined in by making an observation. “By deleting the tweet, on which the algorithm triggered, the ban is removed from the account. But after replying to someone tweet the ban is activated again,” she said.
Yes
He echoed a similar idea at a Ted conference in Vancouver later. Musk suggested that it should be made clear to a user when Twitter takes any action that impacts what he tweets.
Incidentally, after successfully negotiating the Twitter deal, Musk came back and said that the deal is on hold due to his disagreement with the way the platform calculated the spam account count.
Musk, however, showed he is positive on completing the deal by announcing last week he is increasing his financial commitment toward the purchase.
Twitter closed Friday’s session 1.64 percent higher at $40.70, according to Benzinga Pro.
