Musk’s willingness to betray civil-rights leaders and advertisers shows that Twitter’s "hellscape" is here, says Free Press Co-CEO Jessica J. González.
Disinformation researchers have spent years asking Twitter to remove toxic and fake posts. After Elon Musk’s staff cuts, there’s hardly anyone to talk to.
Internal Twitter Slack messages show advertisers asking about the increase in hate speech on the platform, and the impacts of the site’s recent layoffs.
We have a lot of work ahead of us — but in the days ahead, we will organize for the media and tech we deserve, the stories that must be told and the world we know we can build.