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Musk Hits Back At House Democrat Claiming Hateful Speech Is Rising On Twitter


From DAILYCALLER.COM

Twitter CEO Elon Musk fired back at Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff’s claim that hateful speech has surged on Twitter since his takeover.

Schiff said “Elon Musk’s Twitter” has witnessed an uptick in offensive language against minority groups in a Thursday tweet. He cited findings from the non-profit organization, the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which found that the alleged “slurs” against black people tripled, while slurs against women, Jewish people and gay men rose.

“On Elon Musk’s Twitter: Slurs against Black people have tripled, slurs against women are up 33%, slurs against Jewish people are up 61%, and slurs against gay men are up 58%,” Schiff wrote. “These numbers are abysmal—and unacceptable. Today, @RepMarkTakano and I are demanding action.”

Musk disputed this claim by arguing that “hate speech impressions” decreased by one-third since his takeover in late October. He tagged Community Notes, a feature that adds notes in order to counter a possibly misleading tweet.

“False, hate speech impressions are actually down by 1/3 for Twitter now vs prior to acquisition,” Musk said.

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Schiff and Democratic California Rep. Mark Takano wrote a letter to Musk asking what his company intends to do about the alleged rise in hateful speech. The representatives cited findings from Center for Countering Digital Hate and Anti-Defamation League to point to the alleged “slurs” and rhetoric.

“Although you tweeted that one of your goals as Chief Executive Officer of Twitter was strong content moderation on the platform, the results of your leadership have been the opposite,” the letter read. “Multiple reports have shown that since you became CEO in late October, hate speech has dramatically increased on Twitter. Under your leadership, there has been an extreme spike in the number of tweets that include slurs, the level of engagement with these tweets, and the popularity of spreading this harmful rhetoric.”… (Read more)

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Tweets mentioned:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1600944225964593152

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595630109116989440

https://twitter.com/JohnnaCrider1/status/1600947242340614144/photo/2

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1598755659499044879



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