Extremists Organize Flood Of Antisemitic Tweets

The New York Times reports:

The A.D.L. said the antisemitic tweet campaign was hatched on 4chan, the fringe message board that is loosely moderated and where hate speech has thrived. On Thursday, an anonymous 4chan user posted instructions for sharing antisemitic content on Twitter after Mr. Musk’s takeover was made official. The post was circulated on Telegram, the chat app popular with the far right, according to the A.D.L.

“Now that Elon is taking over Twitter it’s time to finally put our skills to use,” read the post, which told users to argue with Jewish users and “like” tweets from other participants. The anonymous user also credited Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who was restricted from posting on Twitter nearly two weeks ago after sharing an antisemitic tweet. The sentiment was included in tweets sent on Friday as part of the campaign.

Read the full article. Yesterday the Washington Post reported on a similar flood of racist and anti-LGBTQ tweets.

It was to be expected: Antisemitic campaign tries to capitalize on Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. – The New York Times https://t.co/FDJ6zP0HQO

— Richard C. Schneider (@rc_schneider) October 29, 2022

Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints.

No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022