With Elon Musk poised to own Twitter, civil-rights organizations are voicing fear that hate speech, extremism and misinformation could increase on the platform just before the midterm elections.
With Elon Musk on track to own Twitter Inc. as early as next week, civil-rights organizations voiced fear that hate speech, extremism and misinformation could increase on the platform just before the midterm elections.
Text messages revealed recently as part of the legal battle between Twitter and Musk also reflect the expectation that the Tesla Inc. TSLA, -3.46% chief executive — who has called himself a free-speech absolutist — is set to side with people who have been banned from Twitter. Another text to Musk, from someone whose name was redacted, said: “It will be a delicate game of letting right wingers back on Twitter and how to navigate that.”
After foreign actors helped spread fake news on social networks that is believed to have impacted the 2016 elections, online platforms have stepped up moderation efforts. With the midterm elections about a month away, changes at Twitter could affect the dissemination of election-related misinformation, said Evan Feeney, deputy senior campaign director at the racial-justice organization Color of Change. He said it could all have “a destabilizing effect” on the election.
“Twitter reaches more than just its users,” said Jelani Drew-Davi, campaigns director for Kairos Action, an organization that works on campaigns that involve technology, racial justice and democracy. “It’s a place of huge global and political significance.”
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