Many social movements are a mere corporate decision away from losing access to connections, privacy, and safety.
But what is the future of these efforts, after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover? Over the past few days, we’ve seen an outpouring of U.S. users worrying about what big changes——of the site would mean for them. But for many users in other parts of the world, especially those undergoing conflict or repressive governments, the stakes are much higher.
In Ukraine, for example, there’s reason to worry about the security and privacy of civilians who are documenting atrocities. Misinformation and Russian propaganda will almost surely spread more quickly, thanks to skeleton content moderation teams. And if the site goes down, one of the outside world’s main ways of tracking the conflict will be suddenly unplugged.
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