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Hate Speech
August 22, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Elon Musk Forced to Reveal Shady X Investors
Elon Musk said that having Sean “Diddy” Combs as an investor made it OK that hate speech was increasing on X.
February 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Missouri GOP Candidate: It’s OK, I’m Only an “Honorary” KKK Member
Darrell McClanahan III thinks his ties to the hate group aren’t that bad because he wasn’t an official member.
November 27, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s Hate Speech–Fueled Reign of Error Is Going Global
The X owner spent the weekend on a world tour of pissing people off.
July 31, 2023
Tori Otten
Free Speech Champion Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Group Tracking Twitter Hate Speech
Free speech man upholds free speech.
June 2, 2023
Prem Thakker
Elon Musk Personally Elevates Transphobic Video Originally Flagged as Hate Speech
“Every parent should watch this,” said the man disowned by his trans daughter.
April 18, 2023
Tori Otten
Twitter Quietly Rolls Back Ban on Misgendering Trans People
Twitter reversed a policy to protect trans people from hate speech on the platform.
April 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s Twitter Faces Fines for Hate Speech Worth More Than the Entire Company
Meanwhile, Musk continues to insist hate speech is not a problem on the site.
April 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk Says He Wants “Specific Examples” of Hate Speech on Twitter
The Twitter CEO seems to think there’s no problem.
June 4, 2021
Jacob Silverman
Facebook Finally Decides Your Worst Uncle and Donald Trump Deserve the Same Content Moderation
The social media giant claims it will no longer have separate rules for politicians, but that only solves part of what might be an existential problem.
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