Experts have reported a rise in hate speech on Twitter since billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk acquired the social media giant in October. “I think there clearly is a shift in the sort of content,” ...
Elon Musk over the weekend announced that he was lifting Twitter's ban on former President Donald Trump, whose account was "permanently" suspended after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack for what ...
Elon Musk's "free speech absolutist" version of Twitter is looking more like a platform moderated with a lighter and less-partisan hand than a free-for-all, but even that is too much for critics. Some ...
On November 23rd, Elon Musk tweeted that hate speech “impressions” were down by one third on the platform, along with a graph and a victorious congratulations to his employees. During the same period, ...
The Center for Countering Digital Hate received a letter sent by X Corp., Twitter’s parent company, that accused the organization of intentionally hurting the social media platform’s business with its ...
Billionaire tech tycoon Elon Musk caused intense consternation among the political class and the legacy media last year when he revealed his intention to buy Twitter. Musk was once widely embraced by ...
Twitter announced on Tuesday that it is rolling out a new policy to mitigate violent speech on the platform, which the company said will include zero tolerance for “severe cases.” The platform’s new ...
Elon Musk's recent behavior, like banning an account tracking his private jet, shows decisions behind Twitter bans are "entirely arbitrary and capricious," a digital rights advocate told Fox News. "My ...
Nearly every agency that studies hate speech has noted an alarming uptick in antisemitism and white supremacy on Twitter — recently renamed X — since Elon Musk bought the social media platform last ...
A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health found that hate speech on Twitter goes up by 22 percent when temperatures exceed 42 degrees Celsius, or 107.6 degrees Fahrenheit. There is no ...
As he prepares to take over Twitter, Elon Musk has said that, in the name of upholding free speech, he will dial back safeguards on the platform that are there to protect against disinformation. This ...
Musk had paid some $44 billion to acquire the social media platform. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) As of last month, Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against ...