The Bird is Caged: Elon Musk Commits to 'Combat Hate' After ADL Threatens 'Dire Consequences' For Replatforming 'Far-Right'

Talked to civil society leaders @JGreenblattADL, @YaelEisenstat, @rashadrobinson, @JGo4Justice, @normanlschen, @DerrickNAACP, @TheBushCenter Ken Hersch & @SindyBenavides about how Twitter will continue to combat hate & harassment & enforce its election integrity policies

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022

Twitter will not allow anyone who was de-platformed for violating Twitter rules back on platform until we have a clear process for doing so, which will take at least a few more weeks

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022

.@elonmusk Today During Ted2022 On Why He Is Offering to Buy Twitter

“My strong intuitive sense is that having a public platform that is maximally trusted & broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization.”

“I don’t care about the economics at all.” pic.twitter.com/AxYsHEPY68

— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) April 14, 2022

This was certainly a productive meeting & I appreciate @ElonMusk’s willingness to hear our concerns. With these 3 commitments, we're cautiously optimistic about the future of @Twitter & will provide input & insight whenever possible. Ultimately, actions speak louder than words. https://t.co/RJef97ERBt

— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) November 2, 2022

We expect:
- A transparent process for re-platforming ppl who have violated Twitter's policies &/or incited hate & violence
- Enforcement of election integrity policy
- A content moderation council with reps from the civil rights community & groups who face hate-fueled violence

— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) November 2, 2022

We will continue to monitor. Here's a full statement from #StopHateForProfit: https://t.co/FfkC6G8H7d

— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) November 2, 2022

Stop Hate For Profit Statement On Meeting With Elon Musk

New York, NY, November 2, 2022 -- The Stop Hate for Profit Coalition has been alarmed about the recent and potential changes being discussed for Twitter. We have already seen an uptick in extremist activity, racism, antisemitism, homophobia, disinformation and more. Advertisers share our concerns, and we have been in conversation with them about whether Twitter remains a safe place for advertising.

We discussed our profound concerns with Elon Musk yesterday, and had a productive conversation. We appreciate that he committed to not re-platforming anyone until there is a clear and transparent process; maintaining the infrastructure, enforcement and policies for election disinformation until at least after mid-term elections have been finalized; and including representatives of groups who face hate-filled violence in designing and participating in content moderation policies and processes, including a proposed council.

However, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Much more needs to be done to reduce lies and hate on Twitter, and backtracking on the last year of progress on the platform is not an option for users, advertisers or society overall.

Actions speak louder than words, and we will be monitoring Twitter’s policies and enforcement in the coming days.

I recommend following @yoyoel for the most accurate understanding of what’s happening with trust & safety at Twitter

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2022

https://t.co/ZdI2nTqlqw

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 30, 2022

Since Saturday, we’ve been focused on addressing the surge in hateful conduct on Twitter. We’ve made measurable progress, removing more than 1500 accounts and reducing impressions on this content to nearly zero. Here’s the latest on our work, and what’s next.

— Yoel Roth (@yoyoel) October 31, 2022

Impressions on this content typically are extremely low, platform-wide. We’re primarily dealing with a focused, short-term trolling campaign. The 1500 accounts we removed don’t correspond with 1500 people; many are repeat bad actors. pic.twitter.com/qoMFLZJYrA

— Yoel Roth (@yoyoel) October 31, 2022

Many of you have said you’ve reported hateful conduct and received notices saying it’s not a violation. Here’s why, and what we’re doing to fix it:

— Yoel Roth (@yoyoel) October 31, 2022

Why? Because bystanders don’t always have full context, we have a higher bar for bystander reports in order to find a violation. As a result, many reports of Tweets that in fact do violate our policies end up marked as non-violative on first review.

— Yoel Roth (@yoyoel) October 31, 2022

We’re changing how we enforce these policies, but not the policies themselves, to address the gaps here.

You’ll hear more from me and our teams in the days to come as we make progress. Talk is cheap; expect the data that proves we’re making meaningful improvements.

— Yoel Roth (@yoyoel) October 31, 2022