"It saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world," the award-winning artist posted.
Oh wow! I am surprised that @eltonjohn has left Twitter. Maybe he will return to @Tumblr‽
Not surprisingly Elon Musk replied:
I do not think that Elon Musk realizes that he is the problem here.
Musk has welcomed neo-Nazis back onto the platform, engaged with them on his timeline, and posted multiple tweets that appeal directly to th
In recent days, the platform’s new CEO has reactivated the accounts of known neo-Nazis; shared a picture of a white supremacist who said he’d like Trump to be more like Hitler; failed to prevent users from posting videos of the Christchurch massacre; tweeted a popular alt-right meme; used a known antisemitic trope; and, inadvertently or not, shared a dogwhistle that white supremacists interpreted as praise for Hitler. […]
“As soon as he took over Twitter, we saw extremists trying to exploit the platform, we’ve seen hate of all kinds increase, so these messages that he’s sending have to be understood in the context of what is happening to that platform,” Oren Segal, vice president of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism, told VICE News. “As it’s becoming a hellscape for antisemitism and racism and bigotry, it just so happens that he is putting out the type of language that is appreciated by those who are doing that.”
This is a major problem. I have noticed a massive increase of hate upon the platform of all kinds (not just white supremacy). Right now companies are fighting for the right to replace Twitter, but Tumblr & Mastodon are leading that fight.
For what it’s worth this whole Twitter debacle has reignited the geek passion within me which inspired me to:
Double down on Tumblr by investing resources here & Darnell.co
Upgrade my Vimeo account (which was expensive) to integrate with current & future sites
Upgrade my WordPress account: Darnell.tv
Launch a solo hosted Mastodon account: one.Darnell.one/@Darnell
Launch a solo hosted Pixelfed account: darnell.app/darnell (as I am having unrelated issues with Instagram)
Launch a solo hosted Matrix account: Darnell.ooo
Start a solo hosted WriteFreely account: Darnell.day (it’s a blog platform that is fully integrated with ActivityPub)
Restart my medium account: Darnell.Africa
I do not think Twitter will disappear completely from the Internet (pending governmental fines), but if the place becomes too toxic I desire avenues I can express myself upon without interference.
