| Friend, it’s official: Elon Musk now owns Twitter, ushering in an even darker era for the platform just 12 days before the midterm elections.
Musk’s first move was to fire top executives who had worked to create content-moderation systems.1 And the platform already looks like a hellscape — in less than 24 hours, a flood of anonymous accounts started posting racist content and memes to celebrate the takeover.2
Free Press Action has the expertise, tools and a powerful coalition of advocates to hold Twitter accountable — but we can’t ramp up this work without your support. Could you please make your first gift toward our end-of-month goal of $10,000 before midnight Monday to help us fight the evils of Big Tech? DONATE Just yesterday we released a groundbreaking report3 that shows that the social-media companies are failing to stop the spread of election disinformation and extremism. And Twitter ranks in the bottom of the pack.
Musk may regard Twitter as just another expensive play toy, but it’s a global online community that includes hundreds of millions of regular users.
With control of such a massive platform comes great responsibility — and Musk’s track record makes it clear he lacks the capacity to be accountable to anyone.
But Free Press Action will be there to advocate for the moderation and protections users need to stay safe. Donate to our $10,000 end-of-month goal before midnight Monday to help sustain our work against disinformation and hate.
In solidarity,
The Free Press Action team
freepress.net
1. “Elon Musk Closes Twitter Deal, Immediately Fires Top Executives,” The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 28, 2022 2. “Racist Tweets Quickly Surfaced After Musk Closed Twitter Deal,” The Washington Post, Oct. 28, 2022 3. “New Report: Free Press Research Exposes Social Media's Role in the Looming Election Crisis,” Free Press, Oct. 27, 2022 |
