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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Dan Milmo and Alex Hern

Twitter takeover: fears raised over disinformation and hate speech

a smartphone showing Elon Musk's twitter page
Fears about Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover centre on his more relaxed approach to content moderation. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition has been polarizing, sparking reactions from politicians, regulators and non-profits across different continents.

Some have expressed concerns about potential changes to Twitter’s content moderation policies now that it’s in the hands of the Tesla billionaire, while others celebrated how they expect the platform’s newly minted leader will handle content and speech on Twitter.

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