Editorial: Elon Musk claims to be a ‘free speech absolutist’. As the platform’s new boss, he may find that principle hard to enact
and when wannabes gained notoriety for directing vile racist and sexist abuse against others often more famous. From MPs to female actors in Ghostbusters, the hate brigaders had many targets and met pitifully few obstructions. It took until December 2017 for the platform toand other white supremacists, months after the lethal Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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