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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Twitter trolls bombard platform after Elon Musk takeover

Elon musk's twitter profile on a smartphone held up to a twitter screen
Twitter’s head of safety and integrity said those running the site have not changed content policies but have been subject to ‘an organised effort’ to make people think it has. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Twitter has been hit by a coordinated trolling campaign in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, with more than 50,000 tweets from 300 accounts bombarding the platform with hateful content.

The social media platform said it has been targeted with an attempt to make users think Twitter has dropped or weakened its content policies after the world’s richest man bought the company for $44bn (£38bn) last week.

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