Use of N-word on Twitter jumped by almost 500% after Elon Musk's takeover as trolls test limits on free speech, report says
:"There's a massive flood of literally hundreds of people each minute using the N-word and rampant hate speech happening on Twitter right now post Elon purchase."
Twitter was also flooded with sexist and anti-LGBTQ messages, per The Post. Anonymous trolling accounts ran"tests" on Twitter's moderation policies by calling for the deadnaming of transgender people and the use of offensive terms, like"groomer," according to the report. "Almost immediately I noticed an increase in anti-trans harassment, it's very visible," said Erin Reed, a trans activist and queer legislative researcher, per The Washington Post.
Some of the Twitter posts appear to have been organized on other platforms including 4chan, the NCRI said. Alex Goldenberg, NCRI's lead intelligence analyst, told The Washington Post that"online trolls regularly test the limits of moderation." He added that the online trolls may be intending"to make as big a mess as possible for Twitter's new management."