Is it time to #Twexit? How Elon Musk’s Twitter shake-up has divided creatives

Image caption: Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has alienated some of its longest-standing users. Insta’ gratification blog article by Aimee Dawson. The Art Newspaper – November 29, 2022.

With the platform’s new owner firing moderators, some artists are hoping for an end to censorship while others fear discrimination

When Elon Musk took over Twitter on 28 October he tweeted: “The bird is freed.” The business magnate was referring to his long-held belief that the platform suffers from heavy-handed censorship by moderators. Since then, Musk has sacked more than half of Twitter’s staff and 80% of its contractors, according to Platformer, a news outlet focused on technology and democracy. […]

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