VIP Metrics in Spotlight: Twitter's Algorithm and its Potential Impact on User Equity
Twitter’s Algorithm and its Impact on VIP Metrics
A recent article published on GitHub has highlighted the extent to which the Twitter algorithm is dependent on metrics for a few VIPs, including Elon Musk. The code was found to be coded with features that were designed only to measure important figures’ tweets’ impact, indicating that even if a change to the algorithm negatively affected Musk’s metrics, it would not be implemented. The idea is that Twitter wants to determine if their system works equally well for everyone on their platform or if specific groups are impacted.