{"id":290174,"date":"2026-07-16T07:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/elon-musk-says-x-will-go-fully-open-source-with-no-exceptions-as-grok-faces-heat-over-privacy-breach-an\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T09:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:00:26","slug":"elon-musk-says-x-will-go-fully-open-source-with-no-exceptions-as-grok-faces-heat-over-privacy-breach-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/elon-musk-says-x-will-go-fully-open-source-with-no-exceptions-as-grok-faces-heat-over-privacy-breach-an\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Says X Will Go Fully Open Source With &#8216;No Exceptions&#8217; as Grok Faces Heat Over Privacy Breach an"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/tech\/26\/07\/60492572\/elon-musk-says-x-will-go-fully-open-source-with-no-exceptions-as-grok-faces-heat-over-privacy-breach-and-jailbreak-vulnerability\">Elon Musk Says X Will Go Fully Open Source With &#8216;No Exceptions&#8217; as Grok Faces Heat Over Privacy Breach an<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/tech\/26\/07\/60492572\/elon-musk-says-x-will-go-fully-open-source-with-no-exceptions-as-grok-faces-heat-over-privacy-breach-and-jailbreak-vulnerability\">https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/tech\/26\/07\/60492572\/elon-musk-says-x-will-go-fully-open-source-with-no-exceptions-as-grok-faces-heat-over-privacy-breach-and-jailbreak-vulnerability<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-16 07:49:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.benzinga.com\">www.benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">In a major move towards transparency, billionaire <strong>Elon Musk<\/strong>, owner of social network X, has declared his intention to make the platform\u2019s entire codebase open source.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Musk took to X on Wednesday and stated that the company would make the platform\u2019s entire codebase open source after a security review. <\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">\u201cOnce\u00a0we have completed our review\u00a0for security vulnerabilities, we will\u00a0make\u00a0the entire codebase of X\u00a0open source, with no exceptions,\u201d Musk wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">He also mentioned that independent reviewers would be invited to confirm\u00a0that the publicly available code\u00a0corresponds to\u00a0the software running on the\u00a0platform, thereby ensuring transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grok Privacy Concerns Grow<\/h2>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">The findings prompted a response from <strong>OpenAI<\/strong> CEO<strong> Sam Altman<\/strong>, who called the issue \u201cconcerning\u201d in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\"><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong>\u00a0This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block core-block\">Image via Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/tech\/26\/07\/60492572\/elon-musk-says-x-will-go-fully-open-source-with-no-exceptions-as-grok-faces-heat-over-privacy-breach-and-jailbreak-vulnerability\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk Says X Will Go Fully Open Source With &#8216;No Exceptions&#8217; 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