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Experts say queer and trans people are likely to bear the brunt of the harm.

While Musk is trying to placate advertisers, his actions are jeopardizing brand and user safety on the platform, where hate speech has soared.

Many companies are concerned about whether their ads will be placed next to racist or otherwise hateful speech.

Twitter’s advertising business has already started deteriorating under Musk.

Researchers who study disinformation said most efforts to stoke doubt about election results had failed to take root.

Free Press’ Nora Benavidez talks to Democracy Now! about how Musk has exacerbated already-toxic conditions at Twitter.

The activists, however, weren’t fazed — and neither were legal experts, who scoffed at the threat.

Concerns are growing that tumult inside Twitter in the first week after it was acquired by Elon Musk could weaken its safeguards for elections.

Edward Perez says that “manufactured chaos” by bad actors will be even riskier thanks to Elon Musk’s own mayhem.

Until Musk invests in staff who can robustly enforce Twitter’s existing community standards, the platform will not be safe for advertisers or users.