House Democrats Press Elon Musk on His Plans to Combat Hate Speech on Twitter
- Schiff, Takano cite research showing rise in harmful content
- Lawmakers question whether Twitter is able to monitor content
Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.
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Two House Democrats want Elon Musk to outline what he’s doing to stem what they say has been a sharp rise in hate speech and other harmful content on Twitter since he took over.
“There has been an extreme spike in the number of tweets that include slurs, the level of engagement with these tweets, and the popularity of spreading this harmful rhetoric,” Representatives Adam Schiff and Mark Takano wrote in a letter to Musk dated Thursday.