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"Hate speech on X was consistently 50% higher for at least eight months after
tech billionaire Elon Musk bought the social media platform, new research has
found.
The research looked at the prevalence of overt hate speech including a wide
range of racist, homophobic and transphobic slurs.
The study, published today in
PLOS ONE, was conducted by a team of
researchers led by Daniel Hickney from the University of California, Berkeley.
It clearly demonstrates how a platform initially invented to help friends and
family stay in touch has now metamorphosed into a place where hate speech is
prolific. This is especially concerning given hate speech online has been
linked to violent hate crimes offline."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
