Hate discourse on social network X has increased approximately 50% and accounts Bot They have not decreased since the tycoon Elon Musk He bought the platform in 2022, as noted on Wednesday a study from the University of California. The investigation, which was carried out between January 2022 and June 2023, has revealed that hate speeches followed a upward trend until May 2023at which time it reached its peak.
According to this study, published in the magazine Plos Onethe average number of publications contained 3,246 after. The investigation also points out that, in that same period, the activity in X increased by 8%, but it rules out that the increase in such hatred was the responsibility of the new users.
On October 27, 2022, the general director of Tesla formalized the purchase of then Twitter for 44,000 million dollarsclaiming that he did it “for the future of civilization.” When he acquired it, Musk acknowledged that social networks ran the risk of increasing polarization, but said that “they could not become A free hell For all, where anything can be said without consequences “, but should” respect the laws. ”
This study shows that Musk would not have achieved the proposed objective three years ago, since there has been a greater use of Homophobic, traffic and racist insults Since he directs the platform. After analyzing publications, research states that 37% of hate messages are answers to others, 36% are new messages, 19% are republications and 7%, quotes to other content.
It has also been detected that the Accounts Bot -automated account that simulate interaction in networks-, quite the opposite, there has been an increase in those that promote cryptocurrencies.
An advertising campaign
One of the moments that generated the most hate speech on the social network X was the advertising campaign of the beer brand Bud Lightwhose protagonist was the Trans Dylan Mulvaney Actress and activist. Extreme right groups began a boycott campaign to brand products after several social networks interactions.
Although the attacks on trans people increased during this period, they did not overcome homophobes and racists who, although they also grew, were already greater before the arrival of the tycoon.
A business for both Elon Musk and the president of the United States, Donald Trumpfor those who work from the government efficiency department, they have opted several times.
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