{"id":1200075,"date":"2023-11-06T15:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T20:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1200075"},"modified":"2023-11-06T15:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T20:06:25","slug":"100-researchers-say-they-stopped-studying-x-fearing-elon-musk-might-sue-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1200075","title":{"rendered":"100+ researchers say they stopped studying X, fearing Elon Musk might sue them"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At a moment when misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is rapidly spreading on X<\/a> (formerly Twitter)\u2014mostly by verified X users<\/a>\u2014many researchers have given up hope that it will be possible to closely monitor this kind of misinformation on the platform, Reuters reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to a “survey of 167 academic and civil society researchers conducted at Reuters’ request by the Coalition for Independent Technology Research” (CITR) in September, more than 100 studies about X have been canceled, suspended, or switched to focus on another platform since Elon Musk began limiting researchers’ access to X data last February<\/a>. Researchers told Reuters that includes studies on hate speech and child safety, as well as research tracking the “spread of false information during real-time events, such as Hamas’ attack on Israel and the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.”<\/p>\n

The European Union has already threatened X with fines<\/a> if the platform fails to stop the spread of Israel\/Hamas disinformation. In response, X has reported<\/a> taking actions to curb misinformation, like removing newly created Hamas-affiliated accounts and accounts manipulating trending topics, working with partner organizations to flag terrorist content, actioning “tens of thousands of posts,” and proactively monitoring for antisemitic speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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