Elon Musk has announced a new algorithm on his social media platform X that appears to be disproportionately punishing conservatives who have vocally opposed bringing in more tech workers from India.
Musk spent $44 billion to buy Twitter in 2022 in the name of promoting free speech and pushing back on censorship, and has since renamed the platform X. He has also been a prolific user. Earlier this week, one of his posts about H-1B visa workers kicked the proverbial hornet's nest.
"Just a reminder that the algorithm is trying to maximize unregretted user-seconds," Musk posted on Friday. "If far more credible, verified subscriber accounts (not bots) mute/block your account compared to those who like your posts, your reach will decline significantly."
Comment: Indeed, the battle is one for the X ages, with many posters telling horror stories of being not only laid off in favor of imported workers, but having to train their replacements in order to collect their severance pay. Others tell of year-long searches for STEM positions, but being frozen out due to their lack of DEI "qualifications".
MAGA is not composed of elite Silicon Valley start-ups, but those of those who've been victimized by the bottom-line mentality of those startups. "Tech bros" Elon and Vivek have really stepped in it on this one.