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Auditing Elon Musk's Impact on Hate Speech and Bots — mentioned by GolfPopper

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 07:19:19 GMT

Ah, the ever popular "hey, can you re-create Einstein's theory of relativity for me right now? No? I guess physics must be fake, then" argument, popular with bad-faith conversationalists of all stripes. Links from the BBC article you appear to have missed: "Antisemitism on Twitter Before and After Elon Musk’s Acquisition"[1] "The Musk Bump: Quantifying the rise in hate speech under Elon Musk"[2] Additional studies: "Hate Speech Spikes on Twitter After Elon Musk Acquires the Platform" [3] "Auditing Elon Musk’s Impact on Hate Speech and Bots" [4] 1.…

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Auditing Elon Musk's Impact on Hate Speech and Bots — mentioned by dghlsakjg

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:01:09 GMT

You've proved that the ADL is calling for an advertising boycott, which is a 1st amendment protected right. You haven't proven anything in regards to the effectiveness of that action. Here's some vetted research from reputable institutions unconnected to any boycotts showing a demonstrable increase in hate speech on twitter https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.04129.pdf. I don't have insider knowledge, but I would be perfectly willing to believe that advertisers find it untenable to risk advertising alongside hate-speech, or to be associated with a platform that has failed to signal that they won't…

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Auditing Elon Musk's Impact on Hate Speech and Bots — HN submission

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:40:17 GMT

Auditing Elon Musk's Impact on Hate Speech and Bots

25 points; 40 discussion replies on HN. Paper and source history. A submission is not an endorsement.