SPECIAL | X, formerly known as Twitter: Are the guardrails gone for good? 
Publisher |
USA TODAY
Wondery
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
News & Politics
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Publication Date |
Oct 04, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:11:02

X, formerly known as Twitter, has lost most of the guardrails it once had. Massive employee cuts, in particular, to content moderation teams, more divisive content, the removal of state-affiliated media labels, and a blind allegiance to free speech by Elon Musk have made the platform much more susceptible to misinformation and disinformation. COVID, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the 2024 election are all vulnerable topics. Domestic Security Correspondent Josh Meyer has been covering this story for USA TODAY and joins us to share his insights.

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Following massive employee cuts, will X, formerly known as Twitter, be able to stop the spread of misinformation on the platform?

X, formerly known as Twitter, has lost most of the guardrails it once had. Massive employee cuts, in particular, to content moderation teams, more divisive content, the removal of state-affiliated media labels, and a blind allegiance to free speech by Elon Musk have made the platform much more susceptible to misinformation and disinformation. COVID, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the 2024 election are all vulnerable topics. Domestic Security Correspondent Josh Meyer has been covering this story for USA TODAY and joins us to share his insights.

Episode Transcript available here

Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things 

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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