This is a comment I made on another thread, and what prompted me to dig further and find the evidence shared here-
I've unofficially concluded Twitter has rolled back its algorithm to pre May 11, 2020 as they've removed all the Covid-19 pop-ups based on the linked article-
Twitter Moves to Curb COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories With Warnings, Labels
I'm not sure exactly how far they rolled back the algorithm, of course, but I know enough about change management to know it has to be before the above date.
Based on my experience in IT, engineers would want to roll back to a tested, working algorithm as opposed to simply removing the changes they made to influence the 2020 election from the current code and possibly breaking something else in the process.
Here's an article which provides an overview and explanation of change management -
What is IT Change Management?
IT change management describes the practices designed to ensure successful prioritizing, approval, scheduling, and execution of changes to IT systems.
You can read the above for more information, but think of change management as a way to safely apply security and software updates without breaking a company's infrastructure. Rolling back an update is often the way IT companies fix a bug or conflict their engineers have introduced inadvertently.
They then go back to the test environment and rework the code changes and try again.
This is a comment I made on another thread, and what prompted me to dig further and find the evidence shared here-
I've unofficially concluded Twitter has rolled back its algorithm to pre May 11, 2020 as they've removed all the Covid-19 pop-ups based on the linked article-
Twitter Moves to Curb COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories With Warnings, Labels
https://archive.ph/eOnDR
I'm not sure exactly how far they rolled back the algorithm, of course, but I know enough about change management to know it has to be before the above date.
Based on my experience in IT, engineers would want to roll back to a tested, working algorithm as opposed to simply removing the changes they made to influence the 2020 election from the current code and possibly breaking something else in the process.
Here's an article which provides an overview and explanation of change management -
What is IT Change Management?
IT change management describes the practices designed to ensure successful prioritizing, approval, scheduling, and execution of changes to IT systems.
https://archive.ph/5yuae
You can read the above for more information, but think of change management as a way to safely apply security and software updates without breaking a company's infrastructure. Rolling back an update is often the way IT companies fix a bug or conflict their engineers have introduced inadvertently.
They then go back to the test environment and rework the code changes and try again.
Found this Tweet from June 11, 2021 which showed the double standards applied by the algorithm-
https://twitter.com/almostjingo/status/1403399449741729798
https://nitter.net/almostjingo/status/1403399449741729798
This NBCNews Tweet posted the article but no misleading flag applied.
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1403134893568233472
https://nitter.net/NBCNews/status/1403134893568233472
Raheem Kassam posted this Tweet the same day and his Tweet was flagged.
https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1403339381042257922
https://nitter.net/RaheemKassam/status/1403339381042257922
When I checked Kassam's Tweet today, the pop-up was removed.
My theory is based on the following article announcing these pop-ups, which was published on May 11, 2020, announcing the Covid-19 pop-ups.
Twitter Moves to Curb COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories With Warnings, Labels
https://archive.ph/eOnDR
This needs a sticky!
They must be terrified of what Musk’s auditors will find
I think you're missing the point.
This change is proof Twitter started to cover things up after Musk's purchase was approved and rolled back the algorithm to pre-Covid.
Yes, they rolled back the algorithm and then locked the codebase afterwards.
We already know Twitter was reporting outages earlier in the day before they announced they had locked the codebase.
This is exactly what happens when you roll back an update.
Also, somebody cut a fiber line in Florida the same day. Kek.
https://nbc-2.com/features/tech/2022/04/25/comcast-xfinity-internet-outage-hits-customers-across-florida/