The Consequences of Elon Musk’s Ownership of XNow rebranded as X, the site has experienced a surge in racist, antisemitic and other hateful speech.
Research conducted in part by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue concluded that anti-Semitic tweets in English more than doubled after Mr. Musk’s takeover.
Keeping X at the center of public debate is exactly Mr. Musk’s goal, which he describes at times with a messianic zeal.
Even worse, the article argued, Mr. Musk’s changes appear to be boosting the engagements of the most contentious users.
A month into Mr. Musk’s ownership, the platform stopped enforcing its policy against Covid-19 misinformation.
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