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Anti-LGBTQIA+ slurs have increased on Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover: Report

Musk officially acquired Twitter on October 27 and reassured advertisers and civil rights leaders that the social media platform wouldn't become a "free-for-all hellscape" and would "continue to combat hate & harassment"

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A new report has revealed that anti-LGBTQIA+ slurs have increased on Twitter since American billionaire Elon Musk took over as CEO, despite his claims and actions to the contrary, including disbanding Twitter's Trust and Safety Council. 

According to Media Matters for America and GLAAD, the retweets of tweets by right-wing figures include the anti-LGBTQ "groomer" slur, as tweets containing the slur mention right-wing figures.

The researchers looked at nine popular right-wing accounts which include Tim Pool, Jack Posobiec, Jake Shield, Gays Against Groomers, Blaire White, Allie Beth Stuckey, Andy Ngo, Seth Dillon, and Mike Cernovich to chart their use of the anti-LGBTQ slur "groomer".

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