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Since Musk acquired Twitter (X), researchers have found significant increases in hate speech, including racism. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the CCDH’s report on this spike. Another lawsuit against Media Matters is ongoing. https://beamdisinfo.org/deployments/antisemitism-on-twitter-before-and-after-elon-musks-acquisition/ https://counterhate.com/blog/the-musk-bump-quantifying-the-rise-in-hate-speech-under-elon-musk/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65246394 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-twitter-caused-measurable-spike-hate-speech-study/ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/elon-musk-x-twitter-antisemitism-hashtags-trending-hate-rcna151945 https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-04-27/hate-speech-twitter-surged-since-elon-musk-takeover https://news.sky.com/story/hate-speech-surged-on-twitter-after-elon-musks-takeover-new-research-shows-12760488 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/05/racism-misogyny-lies-how-did-x-become-so-full-of-hatred-and-is-it-ethical-to-keep-using-it https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/25/elon-musk-hate-speech-lawsuit https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68657840 https://counterhate.com/about/ https://www.npr.org/2024/03/25/1239549276/elon-musk-lawsuit-hate-speech-researchers https://counterhate.com/research/twitter-fails-to-act-on-twitter-blue-accounts-tweeting-hate/ https://counterhate.com/blog/twitter-makes-millions-as-anti-lgbtq-grooming-narrative-jumps-119-under-elon-musk/ https://counterhate.com/blog/twitter-stands-to-make-up-to-19m-a-year-from-ads-on-just-ten-toxic-reinstated-accounts/ https://counterhate.com/blog/new-report-x-twitter-continues-to-host-posts-reported-by-ccdh-for-extreme-hate-speech-while-threatening-to-sue-anti-hate-groups/ https://counterhate.com/blog/fact-check-musks-claim-about-a-fall-in-hate-speech-doesnt-stand-up-to-scrutiny/ https://counterhate.com/research/hate-pays/ https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/13/tech/elon-musk-x-lawsuit-media-matters/index.html

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• Since Musk acquired Twitter (X), researchers have found significant increases in hate speech, including racism. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the CCDH’s report on this spike. Another lawsuit against Media Matters is ongoing. https://beamdisinfo.org/deployments/antisemitism-on-twitter-before-and-after-elon-musks-acquisition/ https://counterhate.com/blog/the-musk-bump-quantifying-the-rise-in-hate-speech-under-elon-musk/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65246394 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-twitter-caused-measurable-spike-hate-speech-study/ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/elon-musk-x-twitter-antisemitism-hashtags-trending-hate-rcna151945 https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-04-27/hate-speech-twitter-surged-since-elon-musk-takeover https://news.sky.com/story/hate-speech-surged-on-twitter-after-elon-musks-takeover-new-research-shows-12760488 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/05/racism-misogyny-lies-how-did-x-become-so-full-of-hatred-and-is-it-ethical-to-keep-using-it https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/25/elon-musk-hate-speech-lawsuit https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68657840 https://counterhate.com/about/ https://www.npr.org/2024/03/25/1239549276/elon-musk-lawsuit-hate-speech-researchers https://counterhate.com/research/twitter-fails-to-act-on-twitter-blue-accounts-tweeting-hate/ https://counterhate.com/blog/twitter-makes-millions-as-anti-lgbtq-grooming-narrative-jumps-119-under-elon-musk/ https://counterhate.com/blog/twitter-stands-to-make-up-to-19m-a-year-from-ads-on-just-ten-toxic-reinstated-accounts/ https://counterhate.com/blog/new-report-x-twitter-continues-to-host-posts-reported-by-ccdh-for-extreme-hate-speech-while-threatening-to-sue-anti-hate-groups/ https://counterhate.com/blog/fact-check-musks-claim-about-a-fall-in-hate-speech-doesnt-stand-up-to-scrutiny/ https://counterhate.com/research/hate-pays/ https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/13/tech/elon-musk-x-lawsuit-media-matters/index.html