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You would be forgiven for growing numb to the almost daily assault of headlines proclaiming the latest stunning development involving Elon Musk’s tenure
By Eric Smalley for The Conversation You would be forgiven for growing numb to the almost daily assault of headlines proclaiming the latest stunning development involving Elon Musk’s tenure as owner and manager of Twitter. The microblogging platform has seen a rise in hate speech and technical problems as media reports say up to 75 per cent of the staff has been cut since he
Prompted by Musks acquisition of Twitter, The Conversation published several articles exploring these issues.These articles from our archive look at the effects of content management, the dangers of COVID-19 misinformation, Twitters underappreciated nature as a data source, Black Twitters vital role in social justice movements, and the difficulties of starting over in a post-Twitter world.Free speech, bias and manipulation Among Musks stated motivations for buying Twitter was to address his claim that the platform was biased against figures on the right.
The intersection of content management, misinformation, aggregated data about human behavior and crowdsourcing shows how fragile Twitter is and what would be lost with the platform’s demise.
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