Under owner Elon Musk, Twitter has seen a dramatic spike in hateful, violent and inaccurate posts, according to researchers
Harmful Content Has Surged on Twitter, Keeping Advertisers AwayTayfun Coskun—Anadolu Agency/Getty Imageslon Musk’s Twitter acquisition, and the series of content policy changes that ensued, has led to a dramatic spike in hateful, violent and inaccurate posts on the platform, according to researchers. That’s now the top challenge for Twitter’s, who has to address advertisers’ concerns about the trend in order to boost revenue and pay back the company’s debts.
“Musk is not keeping his promises to advertisers, and their ads are appearing next to really harmful content,” said Callum Hood, director of research at the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
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