Twitter Auto-Replies With Poop Emojis When Reporters Ask About Platform’s Continuing Surge In Antisemitism

Vice News reports:

The amount of antisemitic tweets poisoning Twitter timelines has more than doubled since Elon Musk took the platform’s reins, according to a new study. The research, published on Monday by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, found that antisemitism spiked when the embattled billionaire took control of the site and has stayed at an elevated level ever since.

When VICE News reached out to Twitter for comment about the sharp increase of hateful content on its platform it received an automated response of a poop emoji. Musk, who has long shown a love for outdated internet humor, had previously promised to use that response.

When VICE News responded with, “How do you feel you’re handling the explosion of antisemitism on your platform,” it once again received a poop emoji—an answer that’s hard to disagree with.

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