San Francisco, Feb 12 (Ians) Twitter under Elon Musk has failed to protect LGBTQ+ organisations and individuals from online violence and abuse, according to a new survey.
The survey by Amnesty International USA (Aiusa), GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign (Hrc) revealed that the harassment of LGBTQ+ activists intensified since Musk acquired Twitter in October 2022.
About 60 per cent of respondents reported that they had experienced an increase in abusive and hateful speech on Twitter since Musk took over as CEO.
The other 40 per cent reported that they had experienced the same level of abusive and hateful speech as before. None of the survey respondents reported a decrease in abusive and hateful speech.
“Twitter considers itself a ‘common digital town square’, yet it’s a town square where LGBTQ+ voices are all too often shouted down and silenced by constant hateful speech and harassment,” said Michael Kleinman, senior director of technology and...
The survey by Amnesty International USA (Aiusa), GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign (Hrc) revealed that the harassment of LGBTQ+ activists intensified since Musk acquired Twitter in October 2022.
About 60 per cent of respondents reported that they had experienced an increase in abusive and hateful speech on Twitter since Musk took over as CEO.
The other 40 per cent reported that they had experienced the same level of abusive and hateful speech as before. None of the survey respondents reported a decrease in abusive and hateful speech.
“Twitter considers itself a ‘common digital town square’, yet it’s a town square where LGBTQ+ voices are all too often shouted down and silenced by constant hateful speech and harassment,” said Michael Kleinman, senior director of technology and...
- 2/12/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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