Elon Musk Says Locked Twitter Account Test Identified ‘Some Issues’

6 articles, oldest first.

1. Gizmodo

   Elon Musk Sets Account to Private in Latest Twitter Experiment ↗ (opens Gizmodo)

   Published Jan 31, 2023

   Gizmodo's feed description

   Musk says he's making his Twitter account private to document the amount of engagement his private tweets receive.

2. Breitbart News

   'Something Is Wrong:' Elon Musk Takes Twitter Account Private to Test Reports of Poor Engagement ↗ (opens Breitbart News)

   Published Feb 1, 2023

   Same headline from 1 more outlet

   Breitbart News's feed description

   Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk has set his account on the platform to private to test claims by prominent conservatives that public accounts are having their engagement limited following changes to Twitter's algorithm.

3. The Daily Dot

   Why Elon Musk set his Twitter account to private ↗ (opens The Daily Dot)

   Published Feb 1, 2023

   The Daily Dot's feed description

   Elon Musk and a bunch of conservative influencers all locked their Twitter accounts to see if it improved engagement.

4. Bloomberg

   Elon Musk Says Locked Twitter Account Test Identified ‘Some Issues’ ↗ (opens Bloomberg)

   Published Feb 1, 2023

   Bloomberg's feed description

   Elon Musk’s test to see how locking his account affected the engagement on his posts helped to identify “issues with the system” the company will address by next week, he said in a tweet Thursday.

5. Washington Examiner

   Elon Musk acknowledges ‘fundamental’ flaw in Twitter over increased engagement for locked accounts ↗ (opens Washington Examiner)

   Published Feb 1, 2023

   Washington Examiner's feed description

   Twitter CEO Elon Musk acknowledged a "fundamental" flaw in his newly acquired company. It allows users to drastically boost engagement by setting their accounts to private.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.