Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind X (formerly Twitter), revealed plans for a significant alteration to the platform's recommendation algorithm. Musk declared that soon, a pinned post by a user will be made visible to all of their followers.
Musk clarified in a tweet on Thursday that the new change will be applied to "one pinned post" about every 48 hours to prevent "gaming of the system," which means rigging or milking a system.
While the precise timing of the algorithm change remains unspecified, Musk's announcement follows his earlier declaration about the impending modification, made approximately a week ago.
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In another development, Musk hinted at a potential challenge to Google's dominance in the email service arena. During a conversation on X, Musk disclosed the upcoming product named Xmail. Although details about Xmail's features and release date remain scarce, Musk indicated that it would be seamlessly integrated into the X app.
The revelation came in response to a query from Nate, an engineer at X, who asked, "When are we making Xmail?" Musk's casual response, "It's coming," quickly sparked a buzz on the platform.
Following Musk's comment, Xmail rapidly gained traction, with over 15,000 posts discussing the news. Users reacted with a mix of excitement and curiosity, sharing memes and opinions about Musk's latest venture.
While Musk has a track record of ambitious projects and significant transformations since acquiring X, competing with Gmail, which boasts over 1.8 billion users as of 2024, would pose a formidable challenge.