Hate speech dramatically increased on X under Elon Musk's watch, researchers say

Their rise to prominence tracks with a dramatic decrease in moderation of hateful content on the platform, which dropped from 1 million moderated accounts in 2021 to only 2,361 accounts in the most recent 2024 X transparency report.

Researchers’ findings suggest X made ‘platform-level’ changes to boost Musk and other conservatives’ posts when he endorsed Donald Trump.