Elon actually did it. Twitter has released the code that chooses which tweets show up on your timeline to GitHub and has put out a blog post explaining the decision. It breaks down what the algorithm looks at when determining which tweets to feature in the For You timeline and how it ranks and filters them. According to Twitter’s blog post, “the recommendation pipeline is made up of three main stages.” First, it gathers “the best Tweets from different recommendation sources,” then it ranks those tweets with “a machine learning model.” Lastly, it filters out tweets from people you’ve blocked, tweets you’ve already seen, or tweets that are not safe for work, before putting them on your timeline. This is an interesting move by the Twitter team, and while there is still plenty of mystery around the algorithm, it’s a step in the right direction. Meanwhile, Bluesky, the open social media protocol built by Jack (Twitter co-founder), announced that they’re building a “marketplace of algorithms” from which you can choose your own experience.