33,926 tweets and retweets mentioned the slur t****y, up 53 percent on the 2022 average.
The
slur f****t was up 39 percent with 21,903 tweets and retweets, while
2,598 tweets and retweets mentioning the slur k**e, up 23 percent on the
2022 average.
1,256 tweets and retweets mentioning the slur w*g,
up 62 percent, while 935 tweets and retweets mentioning the slur s**c,
up 67 percent on the 2022 average.
The center said that the
figures show that despite claims from Twitter's Head of Trust and
Safety, Yoel Roth, that the platform had succeeded in reducing the
number of times hate speech was being seen on Twitter's search and
trending page, the actual volume of hateful tweets had in fact spiked.
✓ This
has been countered in the slides from Musk's 'Twitter company talk' in
which the business magnate also teased a new payment feature.
On Thursday AP reported that
the European Union released data which suggested Twitter took longer to
review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the
previous year.
EU figures were published as part of an annual
evaluation of online platforms' compliance with the 27-nation bloc's
code of conduct on disinformation.
Twitter wasn't alone, most other tech companies signed up to the voluntary code also scored worse.
But
the figures could foreshadow trouble for Twitter in complying with the
EU's tough new online rules after owner Musk fired many of the
platform's 7,500 full-time workers and an untold number of contractors
responsible for content moderation and other crucial tasks.
The
EU report, carried out over six weeks in the spring, found Twitter
assessed just over half of the notifications it received about illegal
hate speech within 24 hours, down from 82 percent in 2021.
In
comparison, the amount of flagged material Facebook reviewed within 24
hours fell to 64 percent, Instagram slipped to 56.9 percent and YouTube
dipped to 83.3 percent while TikTok, came in at 92 percent, the only
company to improve.
The amount of hate speech Twitter removed after it was flagged up slipped to 45.4 percent from 49.8 percent the year before.
TikTok's
removal rate fell by a quarter to 60 percent, while Facebook and
Instagram only saw minor declines. Only YouTube's takedown rate
increased, surging to 90 percent.
Musk posted an image on Twitter last week with a handful of the around 2,500 employees that remain at the company
Twitter has seen racial slurs increase since Musk took the helm and
controversial accounts reinstated such as former US President Donald
Trump Activists have
warned that if advertisers don't boycott the platform unless their
demands for a 'safer' site are met, they will expose them
Musk maintains that user numbers remain at an all time high, earlier
this week he tweeted that the site had added 1.6M daily active users Musk's
$44 billion acquisition of Twitter last month fanned widespread concern
that purveyors of lies and misinformation would be allowed to flourish
on the site.
The ban lifted on former U.S. President Donald
Trump's twitter, along with the Twitter Blue fiasco that allowed anyone
to be verified, has seen Musk in firing line.
,✓ But Musk maintains
that user numbers remain at an all time high, tweeting on Saturday that
user sign up was at an all time high.
Many Twitter users have
looked to find an alternative platform because they believe Musk's
platform will soon disappear from the emerging controversies.
Meanwhile,
a coalition of 60+ civil rights and civil society groups have been
putting pressure on brands advertising on the social media platform to
boycott.
The 'Stop Toxic Twitter coalition' took action after
Twitter owner Elon Musk lifted the suspension of former U.S. President
Donald Trump's account, which was banned after the January 6th U.S.
Capitol attack.
On the group's website, the group has called on
all of Twitter's top advertisers to 'cease' their affiliation if he
'undermines brand safety and community standards.'
'Musk must not
roll back the basic moderation practices Twitter already has on the
books and he must invest the resources necessary to enforce those
rules,' it reads.
'This means that Musk should prioritize making
the platform safer, focus on ushering in an era where the company has
stronger policies to protect users against hate, harassment, and
toxicity.
'But he's doing the exact opposite.'
Musk recently complained that pressure from the activists had already caused a 'massive drop in revenue.'
Some 90 percent of Twitter's revenue comes from ads sales.
The
coalition has obtained a list of 100 advertisers by total spending this
year and said that only 51 advertisers had paused spending.
Earlier,
Musk said he would not make major decisions about the content or
restoring banned accounts before setting up a council with diverse
viewpoints.
However, accounts have started being reinstated before the official announcement of the creation or existence of such a council.
Neither
Twitter nor Musk has announced the existence of such a council, the
initial announcement of which appeared designed to calm concerns over
the growing prevalence of misinformation and hate speech on the
platform.
Since taking control of Twitter, Musk has now laid off
around 50 percent of the original 7,500 employees and accepted
resignations from 1,200 more.
When Musk gave Twitter employees an
ultimatum last week in which they could either stay and subscribe to
his 'hardcore' vision for the company or leave, many more in technical
roles opted to leave than expected, Bloomberg reported.
A larger proportion of employees in sales and partnerships positions remained.
Layoff message in full: Musk fires staff from the Twitter sales department over email Hello,
As
shared earlier today, Twitter is conducting a workforce reduction to
help improve the health of the company. These decisions are never easy
and it is with regret that we write to inform you that your role at
Twitter has been impacted.
Today is your last day working at the company ,
however, you will remain employed by Twitter and will receive
compensation and benefits through your separation date of January 4,
2023.
During this time, you will be on a Non-Working Notice period and your access to Twitter systems will be deactivated .
While you are not expected to work during the Non-Working Notice
period, you are still required to comply with all company policies,
including the Employee Playbook and Code of Conduct.
Within
a week, you will receive details of your severance offer, financial
resources extending beyond your Non-Working Notice period. At that time
you will also receive a Separation Agreement and Release if Claims and
other onboarding information, such as how to return your Twitter
materials (computer, badge, etc.).
Attached in an FAQ
which aims to address a number of questions you may have. If your
questions are not answered in the FAQ, you can reach out via
peoplesquestions@twitter.com.
We remain grateful for all that you have done for Twitter throughout your tenure and wish you only the best in your next chapter .
Thank you.
Twitter
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