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Twitter CEO blasts allegations of rising harmful content against platform, calls it misleading”
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Twitter CEO blasts allegations of rising harmful content against platform, calls it misleading”

[ad_1] At a time when Twitter is trying to bring back advertisers to the platform, a Bloomberg report has highlighted that the harmful content of the microblogging platform is acting as a barrier to the advertisers, and preventing them from returning. The article stated that since Elon Musk took over Twitter, hate speech towards minority communities has seen a massive surge. Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino has responded to the article in a lengthy tweet and suggested that the findings of the article were “incorrect, misleading and outdated”.Bloomberg, in its report, spoke with Callum Hood, the director of research at the Center for Countering Digital Hate. He said, “Musk is not keeping his promises to advertisers, and their ads are appearing next to really harmful content”. He also said tha...