In the hours after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, reaction on the platform ranged from triumph to despair.
earlier this month over his antisemitic posts on the social media platform.
Meanwhile, dozens of extremist profiles — some newly created — circulated racial slurs and Nazi imagery while expressing gratitude to Musk for his new leadership. One such post shared a breaking news update about Musk taking over the company, tweeting a racial slur and the message,"thank you Elon." Another anonymous account tweeted,"Elon now controls Twitter, unleash the racial slurs," along with several derogatory comments.
"Elon Musk bought a platform, he didn't buy people," said Jennifer Grygiel, a social media expert and professor at Syracuse University."And we still have a choice in how we get our news, our information and how we communicate."
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