Nate Silver has accused X of showing favoritism towards right-leaning influencers, citing Cluvio analytics that reported Elon Musk's engagement on the platform reaching 251 million year-to-date. According to NS3.AI, Nikita Bier countered Silver's claim, arguing that the example was flawed as the New York Times post was behind a paywall, accessible to only 0.1% of users.