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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Twitter abuse victims fear Musk's plans, but may not quit

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Perhaps no group of people is more alarmed about Elon Musk's plan to make Twitter a free speech free-for-all than those most likely to be targeted for harassment: women, racial minorities and other marginalized groups.

They fear that a more hands-off approach to policing the platform will embolden purveyors of hate speech, bullying and disinformation to ratchet up their bad behavior — a possibility Musk has done little to dispel.

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