X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's "for you" algorithm last month, Elon Musk said the ...

AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it’s getting weird fast

On Friday, a Reddit-style social network called Moltbook reportedly crossed 32,000 registered AI agent users, creating what ...
Harvard Medical School

Berkman Klein Center’s Applied Social Media Lab Invites Open Source Collaborators to Groundbreaking Frankly Platform

April 29, 2025, CAMBRIDGE – The Applied Social Media Lab at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society is pleased to announce the open-sourcing of Frankly, a groundbreaking ...
Reuters

Musk's X to open source new algorithm in seven days

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Saturday that social media platform X will open to the public its new algorithm, including all code for organic and advertising post recommendations, in seven days ...
TechCrunch

Jack Dorsey pumps $10M into a nonprofit focused on open source social media

Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey isn’t just vibe coding new social apps, like Bitchat and Sun Day; he has also invested $10 million in an effort to fund experimental open source projects ...
CryptoNewsZ

Decentralized Social Networks: Web3 Communities Reinventing Social Media

Decentralized social network use Web3 to give users ownership, creator, monetization, and community control beyond ads and algorithms.