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Musk's Twitter deal stirs fears of abuse in Asia, Middle East

SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk looks at his mobile phone in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan 19, 2020. (Photo: Reuters)

Elon Musk's plan to acquire Twitter has alarmed human rights activists in Asia and the Middle East, where social media platforms have been accused of inciting violence.

Musk has called himself a free speech absolutist and criticised Twitter's policy of moderating content. But rolling back such curbs on hate speech would put vulnerable people at risk, said Phil Robertson of advocacy group Human Rights Watch.

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