Elon Musk finally bought the social media giant, Twitter after closing the $44 billion deal. The two were at loggerheads which morphed into a legal battle after Musk backed out of the agreement in April. He cited issues like lack of transparency over fake news and bot accounts for his decision.
However, the South African billionaire closed the deal on agreed terms just ahead of the trial. Since then, there has been a sudden surge in the use of the n-word, slurs, and abuses on Twitter by users. Let’s find out the reason behind it and if Musk will address it.
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Twitter Sees A Surge On N-Word Use
Evers since the Tesla CEO took over, the micro-blogging site has seen a surge in the use of N-words. According to a Variety report, Instances of the N-word on Twitter increased by almost 500% in a 12-hour period over the previous average.
It was reported by the Princeton-based Network Contagion Research Institute, which tracks “cyber-social threats.” Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of safety and integrity issued a statement.
He said that Twitter has seen “a small number of accounts post a ton of tweets that include slurs and other derogatory terms.” He said more than 50,000 tweets using “a particular slur” (the N-word) came from just 300 accounts that are inauthentic.
The surge can be attributed to people trying to test the censorship and policies of the platform after Musk took over. Roth had also said, “Hateful conduct has no place here. And we’re taking steps to put a stop to an organized effort to make people think we have.”
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Celebs Are Quitting Twitter After Elon Musk Closed The Deal
Several celebrities started quitting the platform right after Musk took over. “I’m out of here,” ‘This Is Us’ executive producer Ken Olin wrote to his 300,000 followers on Friday.
He had previously declared, “The day @elonmusk takes ownership of Twitter, I’m out. No judgement. Let’s keep the faith. Let’s protect our democracy. Let’s try to be kinder. Let’s try to save the planet. Let’s try to be more generous. Let’s look to find peace in the world.”
Brian Koppelman, the showrunner of ‘Billionaire‘, tweeted: “Y’all’s, for real, come find me over on instagram and the tok. Gonna really try to take a breather from here for a minute or a month come deal close time.”
Director and activist Rob Reiner tweeted: “For those who are fighting to preserve our Constitutional Democracy, now is not the time to leave Twitter. Now is the time to VOTE BLUE!”
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