{"id":28434,"date":"2022-07-22T14:57:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T14:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=28434"},"modified":"2022-07-22T14:57:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T14:57:19","slug":"why-is-twitter-so-toxic-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-twitter-so-toxic-2","title":{"rendered":"Why is Twitter So Toxic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a14fa871a5c4\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a14fa871a5c4\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a14fa871a5c4\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-twitter-so-toxic-2\/#Why_is_Twitter_So_Toxic\" title=\"Why is Twitter So Toxic?\">Why is Twitter So Toxic?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-twitter-so-toxic-2\/#Yair_Rosenbergs_plan_to_troll_the_trolls\" title=\"Yair Rosenberg&#8217;s plan to troll the trolls\">Yair Rosenberg&#8217;s plan to troll the trolls<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-twitter-so-toxic-2\/#Twitters_echo_chamber\" title=\"Twitter&#8217;s echo chamber\">Twitter&#8217;s echo chamber<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-twitter-so-toxic-2\/#Spam_problem\" title=\"Spam problem\">Spam problem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-twitter-so-toxic-2\/#Elon_Musks_chaos\" title=\"Elon Musk&#8217;s chaos\">Elon Musk&#8217;s chaos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-is-twitter-so-toxic-2\/#Elon_Musks_influence_on_Twitter\" title=\"Elon Musk&#8217;s influence on Twitter\">Elon Musk&#8217;s influence on Twitter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_Twitter_So_Toxic\"><\/span>Why is Twitter So Toxic?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/IK0whXB.png\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-height:398px; height:auto; max-width:39%\" alt=\"Why is Twitter so toxic\">  <\/p>\n<p>While spamming became widespread in the early 2010s, it soon morphed into destructive trolling. While engineers in Harvey&#8217;s group developed internal tools to filter illegal content, they weren&#8217;t prepared for the rise of harassment. As a former engineer of the platform explained, there are more people outside trying to fuck you over than inside. This is especially true in the case of online personalities, such as TV personality Charlotte Dawson, who suffered abusive tweets after speaking out about online abuse. As a result, Dawson was hospitalized after receiving a spate of abusive tweets.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yair_Rosenbergs_plan_to_troll_the_trolls\"><\/span>Yair Rosenberg&#8217;s plan to troll the trolls<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Recently, a senior writer at Tablet Magazine, Yair Rosenberg, has been one of the most targeted people by anti-Semitic Twitter users. In a surprisingly non-racist move, Rosenberg decided to start putting parentheses around people&#8217;s names, a tactic that raises awareness of anti-Semitic hate speech and shows support for Jews who are harassed online. His plan has been so successful, he&#8217;s joined by Haaretz journalist Barak Ravid.<\/p>\n<p>In order to combat this problem, Rosenberg developed an automated bot called Imposter Buster. It inserted itself into the same Twitter threads that hoax accounts were making, politely exposing their masquerade. The bot then followed the trolls and shut down their hateful comments. Eventually, Rosenberg reached the top of the Twitter list for Jewish journalists.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitters_echo_chamber\"><\/span>Twitter&#8217;s echo chamber<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The problem with social media is that it tends to create echo chambers. The reason is that people who are active on Twitter are often those with more extreme opinions, which can amplify extremist ideas. The authors of the new paper propose ways to quantify these echo chamber parameters. This would help determine which topics and issues are most likely to generate polarization. If people were more aware of these issues, the echo chamber would not exist.<\/p>\n<p>However, the authors of the study recommend that researchers look beyond the &#8220;echo chamber&#8221; metaphor and consider the possibility that Twitter&#8217;s network structure is a contributing factor to the polarization of opinions. There might be some cross-ideological exposure on Twitter, but it would not contribute to the communicative integration of follower-follower network groups. Further, the authors caution that the research findings may not be generalizable.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spam_problem\"><\/span>Spam problem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Spam problem on Twitter is a growing concern for many users, particularly for those who want to use the platform as a means of social communication. Although the social networking site has developed several anti-spam mechanisms over the years, they are inefficient and do not catch spammers in real time. Although there are a variety of methods researchers have developed to detect spam, these methods do not scale well when dealing with large volumes of data on Twitter. To detect spam, researchers must request additional information from Twitter&#8217;s servers. The problem with this is that the servers are only capable of processing a small number of requests per 15-minute time window, which means the entire process can take several months.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the spam problem on Twitter reached new heights when one Romanian user, Laurentiu Ciocoiu, took to Twitter to vent his frustration. The Romanian spammer has a complex network of fake Twitter accounts, following legitimate accounts and other fake ones, and posting a single tweet that contains a link to a nude picture. The spam problem on Twitter is not limited to Romanian accounts, however, and it&#8217;s growing as a global problem.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musks_chaos\"><\/span>Elon Musk&#8217;s chaos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After all, Elon Musk is the founder of Tesla and the company has been in the news lately due to the chaos surrounding his takeover of Twitter. Several tweets about his absence have caused Twitter&#8217;s stock price to plummet, and there have even been threats against Twitter employees. Many Twitter employees have been busy polishing their resumes, but they can&#8217;t get straight answers to even the most basic questions. They are concerned about layoffs and content moderation policies. Some employees are even worried about the company&#8217;s hiring practices, since Twitter&#8217;s CEO Parag Agrawal has fired several executives.<\/p>\n<p>If Musk&#8217;s tweets are any indication, it isn&#8217;t a good sign that he is trying to sell his company. The companies are surrounded by shady characters who are willing to say anything to get ahead of others. In the case of Tesla, Musk was using bots as an excuse to back out of the deal. It&#8217;s unclear whether he intended to buy Tesla, or if he wanted to fix the bots. Musk isn&#8217;t stupid. He&#8217;s trying to create drama with his public persona.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musks_influence_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Elon Musk&#8217;s influence on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Twitter CEO Elon Musk is not a stranger to controversy. His influence on the company is a matter of public record. He recently asked Twitter users if he should add an authentication checkmark to &#8220;Twitter Blue&#8221; subscribers, converted Twitter&#8217;s headquarters into a homeless shelter, and even suggested changing the &#8220;w&#8221; in Twitter. His followers, however, didn&#8217;t seem to be swayed.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has recently spoken out about his fear of AI and its potential to enslave humanity. As such, he has called for restrictions to stop this technology&#8217;s expansion. While advocates can debate the merits of Musk&#8217;s views, his ownership of Twitter places him in a stronger position. 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