Twitter seems to be doing nothing about the racist slurs against footballers of colour, in the ongoing World Cup.
, the social network left 99 tweets online even though they had been reported as containing racist content.
The tweets targeted footballers like Marcus Rashford, Gabriel Jesus, Douglas Luiz, Jadon Sancho, Richarlison, Mohamed Salah, and Bukayo Saka. The racist tweets were allowed to remain on the platform despite being reported to Twitter while the accounts that posted them have not been suspended either. This could signal what content moderation or a lack of one could look like under Twitter’s new boss. According to Musk’s plans, hate speech will not be removed but have reduced visibility.
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