musk: From virtual safe space to epicentre of hate: How X (d)evolved under Elon Musk's leadership
Under Elon Musk's watch, millions of people have been exposed to misinformation about climate change and subjected to racist rants and anti-Semitism.
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Under Elon Musk's watch, millions of people have been exposed to misinformation about climate change and subjected to racist rants and anti-Semitism.
When Elon Musk bought Twitter a year ago, he said he wanted to create what he called a “common digital town square.” “That said,” he wrote, “Twitter...
The war between Israel and Hamas -- the sort of major news event that once made Twitter an essential source of information and debate -- has drowned all social media platforms in false and misleading information, but for Musk's platform in particular the war has been seen as a watershed.
Dozens of studies of posts on X from multiple organizations have shown a similar trend: an increase in harmful content during Mr. Musk’s tenure.