Eloon and his poop emoji.

[BootinUp]

Antisemitic tweets have more than doubled on Twitter since Elon Musk took over, a new study finds.

Asked for comment, Musk's press department auto-responded with a poop emoji.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/20/antisemitic-tweets-soared-twitter-after-musk-took-over-study-finds/

[highplainsdem]

1. He thinks it's clever. Announced it with a tweet 2 days ago:

Link to tweet

BBC story on the hate one of their reporters was subjected to, after reporting on hate thriving on Twitter, thanks to Musk:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64989720

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There have been hundreds of posts, many including misogynistic slurs and abusive language. There have also been threatening messages, including depictions of kidnap and hanging.

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I now found myself wading through more hateful messages sent from accounts predominantly based in the US and UK. Mr Musks' tweets triggered a huge volume of hate, some sent from accounts which had previously been suspended.

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When I went back to those insiders to ask what they thought about the new wave of online abuse, several said it further confirmed concerns they had raised about Twitter under Mr Musk.

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Since then, the email account for the Twitter press office now automatically sends out poo emojis in response to requests. Twitter policies, which are publicly available online, say that "defending and respecting the user's voice" remains one of its "core values".

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