Researchers report that Twitter's hate speech is rapidly increasing after the acquisition of Elon Mask, Mr. Mask argues that it is 'completely false'



Mr. Elon Musk, who bought Twitter, advocates 'freedom of speech' and is reviving accounts that have been frozen for discriminatory remarks and hate speech. Meanwhile, research teams such as the Digital Hate Countermeasure Center and the Anti- Defamation Alliance reported that 'hate speech is increasing at an unprecedented level on Twitter.'

Hate Speech's Rise on Twitter Under Elon Musk Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/technology/twitter-hate-speech.html

Twitter Hate Speech Rise 'Unprecedented', Researchers Say | PCMag
https://www.pcmag.com/news/twitter-hate-speech-rise-unprecedented-researchers-say

Hate speech is soaring on Twitter under Elon Musk, report finds - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/2/23489808/elon-musk-twitter-hate-speech-increase-content-moderation

Mr. Mask has been promoting various reforms after the acquisition of Twitter, one of which is `` reviving accounts that have been frozen due to hate speech in the past ''. Former President Donald Trump's account, which was frozen in a tweet that fueled the attack on the United States Capitol in January 2021, has also been revived following the results of a questionnaire conducted by Mr. Mask.

Elon Mask announces that he will revive people who were banned on Twitter, and there are voices that fear that malicious users exiled due to harassment and discrimination will return - GIGAZINE



A joint study by the Digital Hate Center, the Anti-Defamation Alliance and other groups that study online platforms found hate speech on Twitter surged to an 'unprecedented' level after Musk's acquisition. .

According to the survey, anti-black racist tweets were about 1282 per day before Mr. Musk's acquisition, compared to 3876 per day after the acquisition, an increase of more than 200%. The number of slanderous tweets against gay men has also increased by 58% from 2506 to 3964 per day, and it is reported that anti-Semitic tweets have increased by more than 61% in two weeks since Mr. Mask's acquisition. increase. Also, the average number of likes, replies, and retweets for slanderous tweets was '13.3' before the acquisition, but jumped to '49.5' after the acquisition.

The researchers argue that such a surge in problematic content and accounts on mainstream social media is unprecedented and the change is alarming. 'Elon Musk sends a bad signal to all racists, misogynists and homophobes that Twitter is open,' said Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Digital Hate Center. They responded.”

Yael Eisenstat, vice president of the Anti-Defamation League, said Musk has failed to commit to best practices proposed by civil society groups and has allowed hate accounts to speak more boldly. In addition, two employees belonging to Meta's security team contacted a Twitter representative about a Twitter account linked to a fake Facebook account, but said that the person in charge was dismissed or there was no reply. Reported.

Mr. Mask has replied to the New York Times, which reported on Twitter's increase in hate speech, that it is 'completely false.'



Mr. Mask released a graph showing that hate speech impressions have decreased after the acquisition of Twitter, saying, ``Hate speech impressions (the number of times the tweet was viewed) continue to decrease, but the number of users has increased significantly. @TwitterSafety publishes data every week.Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of speech to reach.Negative speech should reach less than positive speech.'



Twitter claims that there are about 500 million tweets and billions of impressions per day, and less than 0.1% of impressions are hate speech.



On Twitter, advertisers are refraining from posting due to concerns about a shortage of moderation personnel and an increase in hate speech. Advertising revenues usually increase during the World Cup period, but advertising revenues during the 2022 World Cup period are significantly lower than expected.

It is reported that Twitter's World Cup-related advertising revenue is 80% lower than expected - GIGAZINE



Mr. Musk has shown strong opposition to advertisers pulling out of Twitter. Among them, regarding Apple, he claimed that ``Apple has threatened to shut it out of the App Store,'' and showed a full-scale confrontation. However, Mr. Mask was invited to Apple's headquarters immediately after that and met with CEO Tim Cook, saying, ``I was able to clear up the misunderstanding that Twitter was deleted from the App Store.Tim said,'Apple will not kick out Twitter.' It was clear what I was thinking,' he reported.

Earon Mask hits Apple headquarters, Tim Cook ``I'm not going to remove Twitter from the App Store''-GIGAZINE



Regarding Mr. Mask's reversal and softening of his attitude towards Apple, overseas media reported that 'it was done by Cook's very good dialogue ability.'

Tim Cook charm resolves Twitter spat yet China crisis rumbles on | Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/c2a96807-f931-4c14-bd31-b213d9c41c45

How Tim Cook placated Elon Musk - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2022/12/03/tim-cook-elon-musk-meeting-report/

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