Twitter purchase generated wave of reactions on social media. After months of drama and legal battle, Elon Musk has completed the operation and started a new phase on the platform. The celebration also took place in most intolerant sectorswho seized the moment to post racist slurs and memes.
Report Washington Post details how several trolls with anonymous accounts tweeted insults to people of color and Jews. Others changed their avatars to swastikas in an attempt to show they were no longer held back by any rules. It was obvious in the first hours after the closing of the transaction in response to Elon Musk’s first tweet as CEO of Twitter.
The media report that the tweet with the racist slur in capital letters has gained more than 500 retweets and 4,000 likes. In other cases, the accounts showed Nazi glorification videos and accusations against the Jews. The tweets lasted over 12 hours on the platform, although many of them lost relevance in the conversation thanks to the minus button.
What if left constant petition to restore access to Donald Trump. In a second tweet where Elon Musk foresees good times to come on the platform, hundreds of users ask if he will allow the controversial former US president to return to the social network. The President was vetoed in early 2020, after the storming of the Capitol, and still there is no indication that you will recover your account.
Elon Musk and the new Twitter
