How Musk’s X fuelled racist targeting of Muslims and migrants after Southport attack

New analysis into X’s algorithm has revealed how the platform played a “central role” in spreading false narratives fuelling racist riots last summer. - (PA Wire)

New analysis investigating X’s algorithm has revealed how the platform played a “central role” in spreading false narratives fuelling riots in the UK last summer.

Amnesty International’s analysis of the platform’s own source code, published in March 2023, has revealed how it “systematically prioritises” content that “sparks outrage” - without adequate safeguards to prevent harm.