Will Elon Musk do the right thing and keep hate off Twitter?Hi John,

Did you see the news that Elon Musk has bought Twitter? The Tesla CEO, and
world’s richest man, has been on a mission to buy the company for some time. Musk is a self-described ‘free speech absolutist’ and his takeover is likely to
have significant implications for how Twitter is run.

We already know what absolutist ‘free speech’ social media platforms look like. HOPE not hate has spoken out extensively about the hate and conspriacy theories
like Holocaust denial spreading like wildfire on alt-tech platforms like Gab,
Telegram and Bitchute . In the name of ‘free speech’ they have far less safeguards than traditional
social media platforms. In reality less voices end up being heard as hate like
racist abuse, rape threats against women and further attacks against LGBTQ+
communities spread more quickly.

When it comes to tackling hate, Twitter is far from perfect. But its current
guidelines mean there is a process for removing hate from the platform . As a community, we’ve had real success in getting accounts spreading hate
removed. Under Elon Musk’s leadership, this approach might potentially be at
risk.

This is why far right hatemongers like Tommy Robinson are already celebrating
Elon Musk taking over Twitter. It's because their understanding of 'free speech'
is the freedom to hate , abuse, attack and spread racism and lies, and they hope to be able to get
back on the platform to do just that.

With the world’s attention on Elon Musk’s takeover, now is the time to take
action and call on him to keep hate off Twitter: sign our open letter to Elon Musk now
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[[link removed]]We’ve seen time and time again how ill-informed opinions or outright lies like
Holocaust denial and race science flood the debate on social media platforms in
the name of ‘free speech’ and that ‘he who shouts the loudest’ (and it usually is a 'he') end up drowning
out others, especially from minoritised communities.

De-platforming isn’t always the right solution - but in terms of stopping extremists like Tommy Robinson and Britain First spreading
their hate on social media, the anti-hate movement has made significant progress
over the last few years . With Elon Musk buying Twitter, there’s a real risk that these groups could
end up taking over once more.

Together we can keep up the pressure on Elon Musk to do the right thing by
keeping hate groups off Twitter - add your name to our open letter if you agree.

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[[link removed]]Thank you for everything you do,

Nick

Nick Lowles
CEO, HOPE not hate


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