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Why is Elon Musk boosting an anti-immigrant film loved by the far right? | Mehdi Hasan
Does anyone seriously think this kind of amplification is harmless? Elon Musk has long described himself as a “ centrist ”. He likes to pretend that he hasn’t changed his views; it’s the Democrats who have lurched to the left. He’s merely a free speech advocate; a self-styled “ moderate ” resisting the excesses of the “ woke mind virus ”. But when you pay attention to his actual digital footprint – the tweets, the retweets, the algorithmic amplification – a very different, much darker picture emerges. The world’s richest person clearly isn’t interested in cultivating a neutral marketplace of ideas; rather, he has turned Twitter/X into a platform where far-right and racist content is repeatedly rewarded and amplified. Continue reading...
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Does anyone seriously think this kind of amplification is harmless? Elon Musk has long described himself as a “ centrist ”. He likes to pretend that he hasn’t changed his views; it’s the Democrats who have lurched to the left. He’s merely a free speech advocate; a self-styled “ moderate ” resisting the excesses of the “ woke mind virus ”. But when you pay attention to his actual digital footprint – the tweets, the retweets, the algorithmic amplification – a very different, much darker picture emerges. The world’s richest person clearly isn’t interested in cultivating a neutral marketplace of ideas; rather, he has turned Twitter/X into a platform where far-right and racist content is repeatedly rewarded and amplified. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked item, Why is Elon Musk boosting an anti-immigrant film loved by the far right? | Mehdi Hasan, Does anyone seriously think this kind of amplification is harmless? Elon Musk has long described himself as a “ centrist ”. He likes to pretend that he hasn’t changed his views; it’s the Democrats who have lurched to the left. He’s merely a free speech advocate; a self-styled “ moderate ” resisting the excesses of the “ woke mind virus ”. But when you pay attention to his actual digital footprint – the tweets, the retweets, the algorithmic amplification – a very different, much darker picture emerges. The world’s richest person clearly isn’t interested in cultivating a neutral marketplace of ideas; rather, he has turned Twitter/X into a platform where far-right and racist content is repeatedly rewarded and amplified. Continue reading…
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