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New research shows that Twitter fails to act on 99% of hate posted by Twitter Blue subscribers, suggesting that the platform is allowing them to break its rules with impunity and is even algorithmically boosting…
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…former Twitter trust and safety advisor says Elon Musk is making all the wrong moves” The Guardian: “Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter account after taking poll” Axios: “Musk’s Twitter…
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New research by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has discovered that previously banned Twitter accounts are generating millions of dollars in advertising revenue for the platform.
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…of abuse online branding him as a “groomer”. And activity from just five Twitter accounts known for promoting the ‘grooming’ narrative generate up to $6.4m per year for Twitter in…
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Twitter is making millions of dollars as anti-LGBTQ+ ‘grooming’ rhetoric jumps 119% under Elon Musk.
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…in the Capitol insurrection. CCDH calculated the revenue generated by these 10 ‘influencers’ using predictions of yearly tweet impressions, the frequency of ads on Twitter, and cost of Twitter ads….
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CCDH research shows how online harms have skyrocketed on X (formerly Twitter) since Elon Musk took over the company. The platform is now flooded with false information, antisemitism, and conspiracies.
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…people experience abuse on Twitter, it can jeopardize their ability to express themselves.” However, Twitter still doesn’t seem to understand that misogynists will, if left free to abuse again, do…
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…going down. Reinstating banned accounts: Musk tweets a poll asking Twitter users if Trump should be reinstated, and welcomes back several accounts that had previously violated Twitter’s Community Guidelines including…
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…criticized for his botched management of Twitter/ X. It is not free speech but hate speech which has truly prospered in his time at Twitter/ X, emboldened by his interactions…
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…ads on content from toxic accounts Showing that paid-for verification is helping spread disinformation Revealing Twitter’s failure to act on hate posted by Twitter Blue subscribers Sweeping changes to the…
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CCDH found that these accounts amassed 260 million views in the week following the Southport attack, and that X is presenting ads for well-known brands including GlaxoSmithKline, the British Medical Association, Betfred and the International…