這并沒有花多長時間。自埃隆·馬斯克以440億美元收購?fù)铺睾螅呀?jīng)面臨著來自名人、議員和廣告商的抵制,他們擔(dān)心社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)在他的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下會發(fā)生怎樣的變化,盡管許多保守派人士對此感到高興。
參議員艾米·克洛布徹(Amy Klobuchar)深表擔(dān)憂。上周日,在美國全國廣播公司(NBC)的《與媒體見面》(Meet the Press)節(jié)目中,當(dāng)被問及她是否信任如今掌管推特的馬斯克時,她回答說:“不,我不相信。”
這位明尼蘇達州民主黨人希望加強內(nèi)容審查,減少對放大仇恨言論的社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)的豁免。
在提到本周襲擊眾議院議長南希·佩洛西(Nancy Pelosi)丈夫的男子時,她說,“他發(fā)布了反猶太言論帖子,他在發(fā)暴力表情包,以及所有這些否認(rèn)選舉、支持特朗普、MAGA群體言論[特朗普競選口號“讓美國再次偉大”(Make America Great Again,簡稱MAGA)]這就是我們要解決的問題……我只是認(rèn)為人們不應(yīng)該通過傳播這些謊言來賺錢。”
她指出,電視網(wǎng)絡(luò)在播放廣告前必須對虛假信息進行篩選,但對像推特這樣的公司并沒有類似的要求。
“我們必須改變對這些公司的要求。”她說。“他們在從我們身上賺錢。他們在利用這種暴力來賺錢。”
‘可怕的臟話’推文
與此同時,NBA球星勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)昨天在推特上發(fā)文稱,自馬斯克接管推特以來,黑鬼(N-word,對黑人的蔑稱)這種“可怕的臟話”使用激增,并補充說,他希望馬斯克“和他的團隊能夠非常認(rèn)真地對待此事。”
我不認(rèn)識埃隆·馬斯克,說實話,我一點都不在乎誰擁有推特。但我要說的是,如果這是真的,我希望他和他的團隊能夠認(rèn)真對待此事,因為這是可怕的臟話。這么多該死的不稱職的人說仇恨言論是自由言論。
——勒布朗·詹姆斯(@KingJames)2022年10月29日
此前,社交媒體研究公司Network Contagion Research institute報告稱,在馬斯克掌權(quán)后的12個小時內(nèi),推特上“黑鬼”的使用率飆升了500%。
有證據(jù)表明,不法分子正試圖測試@Twitter的極限。4chan上的一些帖子鼓勵用戶放大貶損性的詆毀。
據(jù)彭博社報道,根據(jù)同樣分析社交媒體的Dataminr公司的數(shù)據(jù),反猶太表情包也出現(xiàn)了激增,“人禍(plandemic)”一詞也出現(xiàn)了飆升——這是一種陰謀論的簡稱,指精英們利用疫情獲得更多權(quán)力,并從疫苗中獲利。
針對詹姆斯的投訴,馬斯克分享了一條推特員工的推文,內(nèi)容是:“幾乎所有這些賬戶都是假賬戶。我們已經(jīng)采取行動封禁參與這一惡意攻擊活動的用戶,并將在未來的日子里繼續(xù)努力解決該問題,使推特平臺更安全,也更受歡迎。”
但部分好萊塢權(quán)勢人物已經(jīng)決定離開推特。昨天,《丑聞》(Scandal)和《實習(xí)醫(yī)生格蕾》(Grey’s Anatomy)等熱播劇的編劇、制片人和作家珊達·萊姆斯(Shonda Rhimes)在推特上表示,她將離開這個平臺,她的推文很簡單:“不管埃隆有什么計劃,我都不會在這里逗留了。再見。”
此前,《我們這一天》(This Is Us)執(zhí)行制片人肯·奧林(Ken Olin)周五在推特上發(fā)文稱:“我要離開這個平臺了。”
‘言論自由的絕對主義者’
當(dāng)然,許多保守派和議員很高興看到民主黨議員和好萊塢精英對馬斯克接管推特感到不滿,他們長期以來像馬斯克本人一樣認(rèn)為,社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)審核過于嚴(yán)格,也很壓抑。
“言論自由。自由派留淚了。”俄亥俄州眾議員吉姆·喬丹(Jim Jordan)周五在推特上寫道。喬丹是前總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普(Donald Trump)的堅定盟友,推特前任領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層封禁特朗普賬戶,而馬斯克可能會歡迎他回來。
特朗普本人在其自創(chuàng)社交平臺Truth social(推特的競爭對手)上寫道:“我非常高興,推特的現(xiàn)任掌權(quán)者非常理智,不再由憎恨我們國家的激進左派瘋子和狂熱者運營。”
與此同時,德克薩斯州參議員特德·克魯茲(Ted Cruz)周五對福克斯新聞(Fox News)表示:“我認(rèn)為埃隆·馬斯克收購?fù)铺厥乾F(xiàn)代言論自由最重大的發(fā)展之一。”
周六,播客主持人喬·羅根(Joe Rogan)贊揚了馬斯克——自詡為“言論自由的絕對主義者”,因為馬斯克希望在該平臺上恢復(fù)“合理的思想交流”。
“我認(rèn)為我們在推特上的言論存在一個真正的問題。”他補充說。“有些人想做的是讓那些持相反觀點的人噤聲,然后從所有同意你觀點的人那里得到積極反饋。”
今年春天,當(dāng)推特收購大戲開始時,馬斯克在推特上寫道:“我所說的‘言論自由’,只是指符合法律規(guī)定的言論。我反對遠遠超出法律范圍的審查制度。如果人們想要限制言論自由,他們會要求政府通過相關(guān)法律。因此,超出法律范圍的審查制度是違背人民意愿的。”
上周五,馬斯克在推特上寫道:“非常明確的是,我們還沒有對推特的內(nèi)容審核政策做出任何改變。”他補充說,“推特將組建一個觀點廣泛多樣的內(nèi)容審核委員會。在該委員會會議召開之前,不會出現(xiàn)重大內(nèi)容決策,也不會恢復(fù)賬戶。”
一天前,他急忙在推特上向廣告商保證,該平臺不會成為“人們?yōu)樗麨榈牡鬲z”。
但并不是所有人都信服他的說法。
通用汽車(General Motors)表示,將暫停在推特上投放廣告,并補充說,“我們正與推特接洽,以了解該平臺在新東家的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下朝什么方向發(fā)展。”(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:中慧言-王芳
這并沒有花多長時間。自埃隆·馬斯克以440億美元收購?fù)铺睾螅呀?jīng)面臨著來自名人、議員和廣告商的抵制,他們擔(dān)心社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)在他的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下會發(fā)生怎樣的變化,盡管許多保守派人士對此感到高興。
參議員艾米·克洛布徹(Amy Klobuchar)深表擔(dān)憂。上周日,在美國全國廣播公司(NBC)的《與媒體見面》(Meet the Press)節(jié)目中,當(dāng)被問及她是否信任如今掌管推特的馬斯克時,她回答說:“不,我不相信。”
這位明尼蘇達州民主黨人希望加強內(nèi)容審查,減少對放大仇恨言論的社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)的豁免。
在提到本周襲擊眾議院議長南希·佩洛西(Nancy Pelosi)丈夫的男子時,她說,“他發(fā)布了反猶太言論帖子,他在發(fā)暴力表情包,以及所有這些否認(rèn)選舉、支持特朗普、MAGA群體言論[特朗普競選口號“讓美國再次偉大”(Make America Great Again,簡稱MAGA)]這就是我們要解決的問題……我只是認(rèn)為人們不應(yīng)該通過傳播這些謊言來賺錢。”
她指出,電視網(wǎng)絡(luò)在播放廣告前必須對虛假信息進行篩選,但對像推特這樣的公司并沒有類似的要求。
“我們必須改變對這些公司的要求。”她說。“他們在從我們身上賺錢。他們在利用這種暴力來賺錢。”
‘可怕的臟話’推文
與此同時,NBA球星勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)昨天在推特上發(fā)文稱,自馬斯克接管推特以來,黑鬼(N-word,對黑人的蔑稱)這種“可怕的臟話”使用激增,并補充說,他希望馬斯克“和他的團隊能夠非常認(rèn)真地對待此事。”
我不認(rèn)識埃隆·馬斯克,說實話,我一點都不在乎誰擁有推特。但我要說的是,如果這是真的,我希望他和他的團隊能夠認(rèn)真對待此事,因為這是可怕的臟話。這么多該死的不稱職的人說仇恨言論是自由言論。
——勒布朗·詹姆斯(@KingJames)2022年10月29日
此前,社交媒體研究公司Network Contagion Research institute報告稱,在馬斯克掌權(quán)后的12個小時內(nèi),推特上“黑鬼”的使用率飆升了500%。
有證據(jù)表明,不法分子正試圖測試@Twitter的極限。4chan上的一些帖子鼓勵用戶放大貶損性的詆毀。
據(jù)彭博社報道,根據(jù)同樣分析社交媒體的Dataminr公司的數(shù)據(jù),反猶太表情包也出現(xiàn)了激增,“人禍(plandemic)”一詞也出現(xiàn)了飆升——這是一種陰謀論的簡稱,指精英們利用疫情獲得更多權(quán)力,并從疫苗中獲利。
針對詹姆斯的投訴,馬斯克分享了一條推特員工的推文,內(nèi)容是:“幾乎所有這些賬戶都是假賬戶。我們已經(jīng)采取行動封禁參與這一惡意攻擊活動的用戶,并將在未來的日子里繼續(xù)努力解決該問題,使推特平臺更安全,也更受歡迎。”
但部分好萊塢權(quán)勢人物已經(jīng)決定離開推特。昨天,《丑聞》(Scandal)和《實習(xí)醫(yī)生格蕾》(Grey’s Anatomy)等熱播劇的編劇、制片人和作家珊達·萊姆斯(Shonda Rhimes)在推特上表示,她將離開這個平臺,她的推文很簡單:“不管埃隆有什么計劃,我都不會在這里逗留了。再見。”
此前,《我們這一天》(This Is Us)執(zhí)行制片人肯·奧林(Ken Olin)周五在推特上發(fā)文稱:“我要離開這個平臺了。”
‘言論自由的絕對主義者’
當(dāng)然,許多保守派和議員很高興看到民主黨議員和好萊塢精英對馬斯克接管推特感到不滿,他們長期以來像馬斯克本人一樣認(rèn)為,社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)審核過于嚴(yán)格,也很壓抑。
“言論自由。自由派留淚了。”俄亥俄州眾議員吉姆·喬丹(Jim Jordan)周五在推特上寫道。喬丹是前總統(tǒng)唐納德·特朗普(Donald Trump)的堅定盟友,推特前任領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層封禁特朗普賬戶,而馬斯克可能會歡迎他回來。
特朗普本人在其自創(chuàng)社交平臺Truth social(推特的競爭對手)上寫道:“我非常高興,推特的現(xiàn)任掌權(quán)者非常理智,不再由憎恨我們國家的激進左派瘋子和狂熱者運營。”
與此同時,德克薩斯州參議員特德·克魯茲(Ted Cruz)周五對福克斯新聞(Fox News)表示:“我認(rèn)為埃隆·馬斯克收購?fù)铺厥乾F(xiàn)代言論自由最重大的發(fā)展之一。”
周六,播客主持人喬·羅根(Joe Rogan)贊揚了馬斯克——自詡為“言論自由的絕對主義者”,因為馬斯克希望在該平臺上恢復(fù)“合理的思想交流”。
“我認(rèn)為我們在推特上的言論存在一個真正的問題。”他補充說。“有些人想做的是讓那些持相反觀點的人噤聲,然后從所有同意你觀點的人那里得到積極反饋。”
今年春天,當(dāng)推特收購大戲開始時,馬斯克在推特上寫道:“我所說的‘言論自由’,只是指符合法律規(guī)定的言論。我反對遠遠超出法律范圍的審查制度。如果人們想要限制言論自由,他們會要求政府通過相關(guān)法律。因此,超出法律范圍的審查制度是違背人民意愿的。”
上周五,馬斯克在推特上寫道:“非常明確的是,我們還沒有對推特的內(nèi)容審核政策做出任何改變。”他補充說,“推特將組建一個觀點廣泛多樣的內(nèi)容審核委員會。在該委員會會議召開之前,不會出現(xiàn)重大內(nèi)容決策,也不會恢復(fù)賬戶。”
一天前,他急忙在推特上向廣告商保證,該平臺不會成為“人們?yōu)樗麨榈牡鬲z”。
但并不是所有人都信服他的說法。
通用汽車(General Motors)表示,將暫停在推特上投放廣告,并補充說,“我們正與推特接洽,以了解該平臺在新東家的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下朝什么方向發(fā)展。”(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:中慧言-王芳
That didn’t take long. It’s been four days since Elon Musk finalized his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, and already he’s facing pushback from celebrities, lawmakers, and advertisers worried about how the social network will change under his leadership, even as many conservative voices rejoice.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar is among those voicing concerns. Asked Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press whether she trusts Musk now that he runs Twitter, she replied, “No, I do not.”
The Minnesota Democrat wants more content moderation and less immunity for social networks that amplify hate speech.
Referring to the man who attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband this week, she said, “He was posting antisemitic tropes, he was showing memes that showed violence and all of this election-denying, pro-Trump, MAGA-crowd rhetoric. That’s what we’re dealing with here…I just don’t think people should be making money off of passing on this stuff that’s a bunch of lies.”
Noting that TV networks have to screen commercials for false information before they air, she said companies like Twitter do not face similar requirements.
”We have to change the requirements on these companies,” she said. “They’re making money off of us. They’re making money off of this violence.”
‘Scary AF’ tweets
Meanwhile NBA star LeBron James tweeted yesterday that the surge in N-word use on Twitter since Musk’s takeover was “scary AF,” and added that he hoped Musk “and his people take this very seriously.”
I dont know Elon Musk and, tbh, I could care less who owns twitter. But I will say that if this is true, I hope he and his people take this very seriously because this is scary AF. So many damn unfit people saying hate speech is free speech. https://t.co/Sy0jvXIBnC
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 29, 2022
That followed the Network Contagion Research Institute—a social media research firm—reporting that use on the N-word spiked 500% on Twitter in the 12 hours after Musk took control.
Evidence suggests that bad actors are trying to test the limits on @Twitter. Several posts on 4chan encourage users to amplify derogatory slurs.
Antisemitic memes also jumped, and so did the word “plandemic”—shorthand for a conspiracy theory in which elites are using the pandemic to gain power and profit off vaccines—according to Dataminr, which also analyzes social media, Bloomberg reported.
In response to James’ complaint, Musk shared a tweet from a Twitter employee reading, “Nearly all of these accounts are inauthentic. We’ve taken action to ban the users involved in this trolling campaign — and are going to continue working to address this in the days to come to make Twitter safe and welcoming for everyone.”
But some Hollywood power players have already decided to leave Twitter. Yesterday Shonda Rhimes, the TV screenwriter, producer, and author behind hit shows like Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy, tweeted that she would be leaving the platform, writing simply: “Not hanging around for whatever Elon has planned. Bye.”
That followed This Is Us executive producer Ken Olin tweeting Friday, “I’m out of here.”
‘Free-speech absolutist’
Of course, many conservative pundits and lawmakers are delighted that Democratic lawmakers and Hollywood elites are upset with Musk’s Twitter takeover, having long believed—like Musk himself—that the social network was overly strict and suppressive.
“Free speech. Liberal tears,” tweeted Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on Friday. Jordan is strong ally of former President Donald Trump, who the previous leadership of Twitter banned from the platform—and who Musk might welcome back.
Trump himself wrote on his rival social platform Truth Social: “I am very happy that Twitter is now in sane hands, and will no longer be run by Radical Left Lunatics and Maniacs that truly hate our country.”
Meanwhile Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told Fox News on Friday: “I think Elon Musk buying Twitter is one of the most significant developments for free speech in modern times.”
Podcaster Joe Rogan, for his part, on Saturday praised Musk—a self-described “free-speech absolutist”—for wanting to restore a “reasonable exchange of ideas” on the platform.
“I think we have a real problem with discourse on Twitter,” he added. “What some would like to do is silence those that have opposing viewpoints, and then you get all this positive feedback from all the people that agree with you.”
This spring, when the Twitter takeover drama began, Musk tweeted: “By ‘free speech’, I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect. Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people.”
On Friday, Musk tweeted, “To be super clear, we have not yet made any changes to Twitter’s content moderation policies,” adding, “Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints. No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.”
A day earlier, he rushed to reassure advertisers on Twitter that the platform wouldn’t become a “free-for-all hellscape.”
Not all of them are convinced, yet.
General Motors said it would temporarily pause advertising on Twitter, adding, “We are engaging with Twitter to understand the direction of the platform under their new ownership.”