Hatred thrives in forgetfulness of a country’s past
1 month ago

Hatred thrives in forgetfulness of a country’s past

Live Mint  

Humans tend to forget history’s harsh lessons quickly. The sentence served last week on Sajjan Kumar, a former Congress leader from Delhi, has not only revived memories of the dark days of the riots of 1984 in the wake of the assassination of Indira Gandhi but also forced us to reflect on our present-day world that reeks of hate. Kumar hadn’t been arrested for long, and the police had even filed a “closure report" in the case at one point. Costly violence The violence that broke in the aftermath of Indira’s assassination took 2,700 lives and destroyed billions of rupees worth of property around the country. California University had published a shocking piece of research recently that said Twitter’s character witnessed a sea change since Elon Musk acquired the social media platform.

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UK MPs to summon Elon Musk, order him to testify about X’s role in summer riots
4 months ago

UK MPs to summon Elon Musk, order him to testify about X’s role in summer riots

Firstpost  

Musk has remained critical, accusing the government of prioritising censorship over free speech. His remarks during the riots, including a controversial prediction of “civil war,” have further strained ties Elon Musk is set to be summoned by British MPs to address X’s involvement in spreading misinformation during the summer riots. The inquiry, led by the Commons science and technology select …

‘How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’ authors say platform is ‘a tool for controlling political discourse’
6 months, 1 week ago

‘How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’ authors say platform is ‘a tool for controlling political discourse’

LA Times  

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter is the subject of a new book, “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter,” out Sept. 17. On the Shelf Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter By Kate Conger and Ryan Mac Penguin Press: 480 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose …

At the risk of triggering another X pile-on, here’s why we must fight the Musk and Trump army
6 months, 3 weeks ago

At the risk of triggering another X pile-on, here’s why we must fight the Musk and Trump army

The Independent  

It’s generally considered a bad idea to attack a wasps’ nest with a stick, and the same holds true for saying disobliging things about Elon Musk. “And it works not by creating a consensus around any particular narrative but by muddying the waters so that consensus isn’t achievable.” To understand why this matters, you have to go back to the …

Riots in the UK make a case for social media supervision
7 months, 1 week ago

Riots in the UK make a case for social media supervision

Live Mint  

The UK’s image as a multicultural country is the obvious loser from the far-right violence of the past fortnight, but in time these tragic events may have wider implications for the policing of social media everywhere. Breton’s letter to X reminded Musk of X’s “due diligence obligations" under the EU’s digital services laws intended to police hate speech. These were …

It’s easy to forget that social media does a lot of good as well as bad
7 months, 1 week ago

It’s easy to forget that social media does a lot of good as well as bad

The Independent  

I agree that social media must be investigated for facilitating the far-right violence against refugees over the past week or so. The “oligarchs” of social media such as Elon Musk need to be brought under the rule of law, otherwise we risk being overpowered by billionaires who feel free to use their wealth as a means of political dominance, which …

Musk ‘one of the most dangerous men on the planet’, says Yousaf
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Musk ‘one of the most dangerous men on the planet’, says Yousaf

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He is accountable to nobody, …

Has Elon Musk been radicalised by his own platform?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Has Elon Musk been radicalised by his own platform?

The Independent  

It is no secret that Elon Musk’s politics have shifted significantly over the past few years. In particular, a fake news account on Twitter/X known as “Channel3 Now” posted the entirely false claim that the attacker was known as “Ali Al-Shakati”, a Muslim asylum seeker on MI6’s watchlist who supposedly arrived in the UK last year by boat. What is …

Indians caught in UK's anti-immigration crossfire
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Indians caught in UK's anti-immigration crossfire

India Today  

"Earlier, only Muslims were being targeted in the riots, now all kinds of immigrants are being attacked here," an Indian immigrant living in Manchester said on the far-right rioting in the UK. Such has been the violence that the High Commission of India in London on Tuesday issued an advisory to Indian travellers in the UK to "exercise caution and …

How a few Twitter posts on Elon Musk’s X helped fan the flames of unrest and rioting across the UK
7 months, 2 weeks ago

How a few Twitter posts on Elon Musk’s X helped fan the flames of unrest and rioting across the UK

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Much of it was false: posts about the attacker’s name, and supposed Muslim identity, were trending long …

Musk’s X asks judge to penalize nonprofit researchers tracking rise of hate speech on platform
1 year ago

Musk’s X asks judge to penalize nonprofit researchers tracking rise of hate speech on platform

Associated Press  

Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech traded arguments in court Thursday after the social media platform sued the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate for documenting the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by Elon Musk. X, formerly known as Twitter, alleges the center’s researchers violated the site’s …

Why Elon Musk Is Accused of Antisemitism and What It Means for X
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Elon Musk Is Accused of Antisemitism and What It Means for X

Bloomberg  

Elon Musk has frequently posted controversial material on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that he bought in 2022. But the world’s richest man took things a step further Nov. 15 with a post endorsing the antisemitic conspiracy theory that motivated the 2018 shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, in which 11 people were killed. A post on …

Why Elon Musk can’t stop himself from posting antisemitic tweets.
1 year, 4 months ago

Why Elon Musk can’t stop himself from posting antisemitic tweets.

Slate  

Elon Musk faces a lot of problems in his ownership of the social network once called Twitter. Musk’s humiliation of the moment is that, on the last Friday before Black Friday, Apple is pausing Displaying On Thursday—in a tweeted response to some random antisemite who had fewer than 5,000 followers—Musk made clear how he feels about Jewish people’s treatment of …

Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase finally helped these obsessives quit.
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase finally helped these obsessives quit.

Slate  

For years, Twitter had the reputation of being an insulated pocket reality for journalists, wonks, and especially wonky journalists. I’d love for it to fill that role someday.” —Cory Smith, who works in public policy A Few Days After the Sale, When Trolls and Racists Arrived En Masse to See What They Could Get Away With “I joined Twitter around …

Elon Musk bought Twitter one year ago. Here’s everything he broke there.
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk bought Twitter one year ago. Here’s everything he broke there.

Slate  

He didn’t want to, but Elon Musk closed his purchase of Twitter one year ago. The lawyers representing Twitter’s outgoing board of directors were better than Musk’s—or, maybe more accurately, had a close-to-ironclad case against a reputably brilliant billionaire who tried to call “backsies!” on a contract he’d inked. Related From Slate The Elon Effect Is Real: Twitter Users Are …

Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk’s X is the most egregious
1 year, 5 months ago

Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk’s X is the most egregious

Associated Press  

While Twitter has always struggled with combating misinformation about major news events, it was still the go-to place to find out what’s happening in the world. Ian Bremmer, a prominent foreign policy expert, posted on X that the level of disinformation on the Israel-Hamas war “being algorithmically promoted” on the platform “is unlike anything I’ve ever been exposed to in …

Commentary: Elon Musk bought Twitter just to break it. With a new war, we’re paying the price
1 year, 5 months ago

Commentary: Elon Musk bought Twitter just to break it. With a new war, we’re paying the price

LA Times  

It’s been nearly a year since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, and more than the average landlord, he’s made some changes to the storefront: replacing the social media platform’s cheerful winged mascot with an ominous “X,” stripping all but paying subscribers of verified status, and turning it from a frenetic crossroads of breaking news and opinion to a playground for falsehoods …

"Straight out of the authoritarian playbook": Hate speech watchdog sued by Musk's X hits back
1 year, 7 months ago

"Straight out of the authoritarian playbook": Hate speech watchdog sued by Musk's X hits back

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The internet watchdog Center for Countering Digital Hate hit back at billionaire Elon Musk Tuesday after X—his company formerly known as Twitter—sued the organization over its research into the dissemination of hate speech on the social media platform. In a complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for Northern California in San …

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
1 year, 7 months ago

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk. An attorney representing the social media site wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate on July 20 threatening legal …

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hate tweets
1 year, 7 months ago

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hate tweets

Al Jazeera  

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk. A lawyer representing the social media site wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate on July 20 threatening legal action over …

Digital Disconnect: Will Threads Become The Twitter We Always Wanted?
1 year, 8 months ago

Digital Disconnect: Will Threads Become The Twitter We Always Wanted?

ABP News  

Threads is now live. Be it Twitter or even Meta’s own Facebook, the rampant issues of unwanted ads, hateful content, and paywalled features have made the overall social media experience distressing and even discouraging. Rampant Hate Posts On Twitter Only last month, the annual Social Media Safety Index from GLAAD showed that Twitter struggled to protect its users against hate …

Elon Musk's Twitter emerges as right-wing media's new center amid Fox's plummeting ratings
1 year, 9 months ago

Elon Musk's Twitter emerges as right-wing media's new center amid Fox's plummeting ratings

Salon  

Elon Musk could be positioning Twitter to replace Fox News as the network's views plummet from the recent firing of Tucker Carlson and its bank account suffers from settling a hefty defamation suit with Dominion Voting Systems. Now as Fox deals with legal troubles facing its organization – including a lawsuit filed by former producer Abby Grossberg, who alleges she …

Twitter Really Is Worse Than Ever
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter Really Is Worse Than Ever

Wired  

A year ago, Elon Musk announced that he wanted to buy Twitter to clear it of bots and turn “the de facto public town square” into a place for unfettered free speech. After he took over the platform, Musk insisted that “Twitter’s strong commitment to content moderation remains absolutely unchanged.” But around the same time, Twitter fired most of its …

How hate speech and conspiracies are thriving on Elon Musk’s Twitter
1 year, 10 months ago

How hate speech and conspiracies are thriving on Elon Musk’s Twitter

The Hindu  

Recently, there have been many spelling mistakes in the tweets of Twitter users debating controversial subjects like religion, terrorism, crime, and yes, even Indian history. The word “Ola,” which refers to the Indian ride-hailing service, was used in place of “Allah.” The tweet was posted after CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter. Distortions of hate Some of the …

One billionaire owner, twice the hate: Twitter hate speech surged with Musk, study says
1 year, 10 months ago

One billionaire owner, twice the hate: Twitter hate speech surged with Musk, study says

LA Times  

In October, polarizing billionaire and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk purchased the polarizing social media platform Twitter for $44 billion, promising to change how the site operated. In various statements, most of them tweets, Musk made allusions to decreased moderation on the platform, pledging to make the site a bastion of “free speech.” In the months that followed, he implemented …

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary
1 year, 11 months ago

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary

Hindustan Times  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that some rules related to social media are ‘quite strict’ in India while adding that he is not aware about ‘what exactly happened’ when Twitter took down content related to a documentary critical to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. don't know what exactly happened with some content situation in India," Musk told UK-based British …

Public sphere vitiated: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter after Elon Musk takeover
2 years, 2 months ago

Public sphere vitiated: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter after Elon Musk takeover

The Hindu  

It has been nearly two months since business magnate Elon Musk took control of Twitter Inc. after a $44 billion acquisition. This resulted in a severe backlash and forced Mr. Musk to post a poll asking his over 122 million followers whether he should step down as the “head of Twitter”, and in turn eliciting a majority response in the …

EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter
2 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter

Associated Press  

What you’re seeing in your feed on Twitter is changing. The social media platform’s new owner, Elon Musk, has been trying to prove through giving selected journalists access to some of the company’s internal communications dubbed “The Twitter Files” that officials from the previous leadership team allegedly suppressed right-wing voices. It’s likely the reductions will force Twitter to concentrate content …

EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter
2 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The social media platform's new owner, Elon Musk, has been trying to prove through …

Hate speech soars on Twitter despite Musk’s claim of drop in hateful posts: report
2 years, 3 months ago

Hate speech soars on Twitter despite Musk’s claim of drop in hateful posts: report

The Hindu  

Hate speech on Twitter has risen despite Elon Musk saying that hate speech impressions were down by one-third, according to a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The report also noted that despite claims from Twitter’s Head of Trust and Safety, Yoel Roth, that the platform had succeeded in reducing the number of times hate speech was visible …

Twitter to rely more on AI than staff to detect hate speech amid rising reports of racism on platform
2 years, 3 months ago

Twitter to rely more on AI than staff to detect hate speech amid rising reports of racism on platform

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twitter is relying more on artificial intelligence to moderate content instead of banking …

As Twitter owner Elon Musk learns, content moderation is a messy job
2 years, 3 months ago

As Twitter owner Elon Musk learns, content moderation is a messy job

Firstpost  

A self-described free speech absolutist, Musk has said he wants to make Twitter a global digital town square. Anglin, the founder of an infamous neo-Nazi website, was reinstated Thursday, one of many previously banned users to benefit from an amnesty granted by Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk. “Impossible, messy and squishy decisions” are unavoidable, according to Yoel Roth, Twitter’s former …

Jump In Twitter Hate Speech Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find
2 years, 3 months ago

Jump In Twitter Hate Speech Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Researchers have found that the increase in hate speech on Twitter under new owner Elon Musk has never been bigger on the social media platform. Musk last month allowed tweets back on Twitter by Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, whose account had been restricted in October over antisemitic messages. It was unclear if the …

From China to Thailand, dissidents fear Musk’s Twitter reign
2 years, 4 months ago

From China to Thailand, dissidents fear Musk’s Twitter reign

Al Jazeera  

Activists across Asia are concerned about the social media platform’s future under the billionaire Tesla founder. Across Asia, activists, journalists, and Twitter users plugged into human rights and social justice issues are worried about how the social media platform will change under the leadership of the world’s richest man. Despite a government crackdown on social media and both domestic and …

Elon Musk vents that ‘messed up’ activists are causing ‘massive drop’ in Twitter revenue as advertisers flee
2 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk vents that ‘messed up’ activists are causing ‘massive drop’ in Twitter revenue as advertisers flee

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk took to Twitter to publicly air his grievances against so-called “activists” …

RIP Twitter, 2006-2022: Dead at the hands of Elon Musk
2 years, 4 months ago

RIP Twitter, 2006-2022: Dead at the hands of Elon Musk

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I didn’t know anything about Twitter, …

Column: Elon Musk’s Twitter and the con of online media
2 years, 4 months ago

Column: Elon Musk’s Twitter and the con of online media

LA Times  

Elon Musk is coming to a realization those who work in traditional media reached years ago: Content is never free. Musk’s pay-to-verify proposal reflects the realization of something those of us in legacy media have known forever — content is never free. Entertainment & Arts Column: Elon Musk is not social media’s biggest problem Many are horrified at the notion …

Sharp rise in Hinduphobia on social media and other messaging platforms, claims US university report
2 years, 8 months ago

Sharp rise in Hinduphobia on social media and other messaging platforms, claims US university report

Firstpost  

The analysis follows a series of reports that NCRI and Rutgers Centers have released since 2020 that examine the use of conspiracy theories and social media networks to instigate widespread, real-world violence Hate speech directed towards the Hindu community has increased significantly across social media platforms, Rutgers University said in its latest report. NCRI’s latest paper on “Anti-Hindu Disinformation: A …

As Musk buyout looms, Twitter searches for its soul
2 years, 10 months ago

As Musk buyout looms, Twitter searches for its soul

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — A toxic cesspool. For Elon Musk, its ultimate troll and perhaps most prolific user whose buyout of the company is on increasingly shaky ground, Twitter is a “de facto town square” in dire need of a libertarian makeover. “It’s a potluck of pithy self-expression simmering with whimsy, narcissism, voyeurism, hucksterism, tedium and sometimes useful information,” Associated Press …

We need Twitter guardrails that protect lives and free speech
2 years, 10 months ago

We need Twitter guardrails that protect lives and free speech

Al Jazeera  

As one of the millions of Egyptians who took to the streets demanding “Bread, Freedom, and Social Justice” during the Arab Spring, I experienced firsthand the very best and the worst that Twitter has to offer. When Musk describes social media as a “digital town square” for public debate and asserts that “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning …

In Perspective | Twitter under Musk: Absolute free speech won’t work
2 years, 10 months ago

In Perspective | Twitter under Musk: Absolute free speech won’t work

Hindustan Times  

"Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, said in his first reaction after sealing the deal to take over one of the world’s most influential social media companies. Musk, in quotes released by Twitter’s …

Column: Elon Musk is not social media's biggest problem
2 years, 11 months ago

Column: Elon Musk is not social media's biggest problem

LA Times  

Elon Musk’s threats to acquire Twitter are causing hand-wringing. Twitter is to social media what Musk is to capitalism — just one small piece of a much bigger issue. That raises all manner of questions about privacy, free speech, crime and consequences — none of which anyone, including the people making billions off the various social media sites, seem willing …

Elon Musk says he’s seriously considering creating a new social media platform
2 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk says he’s seriously considering creating a new social media platform

CNN  

New York CNN — Elon Musk said he is giving “serious thought” to creating a new social media platform in a tweet Saturday. “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy,” Musk tweeted Friday. After Musk asked his Twitter followers in November if he should sell a …

The psychology behind why we hate-follow people on social media
3 years, 10 months ago

The psychology behind why we hate-follow people on social media

The Independent  

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From humanitarian work to restoring faith in humanity: The real face of Right on social media
5 years, 2 months ago

From humanitarian work to restoring faith in humanity: The real face of Right on social media

Op India  

Charles Leadbeater, author of ‘We Think: The Power of Mass Creativity’ famously wrote, “You are what you share”. Social media which is one of the most potent and popular manifestation of ‘mass creativity’ and mass interaction is unpardoning in one respect and that is “what you share”. Jure Klepic, a specialist in digital media was spot on when he said, …

Liberals suffer a meltdown anticipating the security situation in Kashmir
5 years, 7 months ago

Liberals suffer a meltdown anticipating the security situation in Kashmir

Op India  

Social media was abuzz with excitement following the recent developments in Kashmir late night on Sunday which continued post-midnight. Jab arz-e-Khuda ke kaabe se Sab but uthwae jaenge Hum ahl-e-safa mardood-e-harm Masnad pe bethae jaenge Sab taaj uchale jaenge Sab takht girae jaenge — Abhijeet Dipke August 4, 2019 Barkha Dutt appeared to be saying “This can’t be happening” in …

The New Zealand terror attack shows how far-right violence is cultivated by the internet and populist politicians
6 years ago

The New Zealand terror attack shows how far-right violence is cultivated by the internet and populist politicians

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Indeed, even compared to two years …

Hate speech: social media fuels hate crimes, and has an obligation to fix it
6 years, 4 months ago

Hate speech: social media fuels hate crimes, and has an obligation to fix it

CNN  

New York CNN Business — After virtually every mass shooting, every high-profile hate crime over the past decade, the story played out much the same: All the warning signs were on full display on social media. “Every hour and every dollar spent policing content is a dollar and hour spent not investing in growing the company,” said PW Singer, senior …

Opinion | Social network usage does lead to violence
6 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | Social network usage does lead to violence

Live Mint  

There is a direct link between the prevalence of social networks—specifically Facebook and Twitter—and hate crime. But the methods used to reach it could be used to answer other questions about the relationship between social media and the real world—such as how much Russia’s Facebook and Twitter trolling affects election results. In March, Karsten Mueller and Carlo Schwarz published a …

Social Media, The Great Leveller: Here is why the left and assorted perfumed elites hate it
6 years, 8 months ago

Social Media, The Great Leveller: Here is why the left and assorted perfumed elites hate it

Op India  

One of the most extraordinary phenomena of the 21st century has to be the manner in which Social Media has taken over our entire lives. See also: Trueindology account blocked again by Twitter Suspended officer Ashish Joshi threatens ‘True Indology’ after being exposed for his lack of knowledgeNot everyone, however, is happy with the unparalleled access social media has provided …

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