According to a new study published in PLOS ONE, hate speech on X (formerly known as Twitter) increased 50% for at least eight months after Elon Musk purchased the platform. The study focused on how many racist,

Hate speech on X dramatically increased during the several months that Elon Musk served as CEO when compared to the prior months, according to a new study.

A new analysis suggests that the rate of hate speech on X was about 50 percent higher for several months after Elon Musk purchased the social media platform than in prior months, and the amount of bot and bot-like accounts did not decline.

These factors can undermine safe and democratic online environments, and increase the risk of offline harms,' study claims

Hate speech on X was consistently 50% higher for at least eight months after tech billionaire Elon Musk bought the social media platform, new research has found. The research looked at the prevalence of overt hate speech including a wide range of racist,