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Anti-LGBTQ hate has increased on Twitter since Elon Musk officially acquired the company [1]

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Date: 2023-01

Tim Pool

Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool’s main Twitter account, which has roughly 1.4 million followers, saw an increase of over 2,700% for retweets of tweets with the slur, going from over 700 retweets to more than 20,200. Pool also saw an increase of nearly 3,000% in his mentions in tweets containing the slur, going from more than 1,000 mentions to over 31,000.

Jack Posobiec

Neo-Nazi collaborator Jack Posobiec’s account, which has roughly 1.9 million followers, saw an increase of over 2,800% for retweets of tweets with the slur, going from over 400 retweets to nearly 11,700. Posobiec also saw an increase of over 1,500% in his mentions in tweets containing the slur, going from more than 800 mentions to over 13,300.

Jake Shields

MMA fighter Jake Shields’ account, which has roughly 270,000 followers, saw an increase of more than 9,500% for retweets of tweets with the slur, going from over 60 retweets to more than 5,800. Shields also saw an increase of over 8,000% in his mentions in tweets containing the slur, going from more than 80 mentions to over 6,500.

Gays Against Groomers

Anti-LGBTQ account Gays Against Groomers, which has roughly 140,000 followers, saw an increase of nearly 300% for retweets of tweets with the slur, going from nearly 1,500 retweets to over 5,700. Gays Against Groomers also saw an increase of over 300% in its mentions in tweets containing the slur, going from more than 1,900 mentions to over 7,700.

Blaire White

Right-wing YouTuber Blaire White’s Twitter account, which has roughly 465,000 followers, saw an increase of 3,300% for retweets of tweets with the slur, going from nearly 50 retweets to almost 1,600. White also saw an increase of over 2,500% in her mentions in tweets containing the slur, going from nearly 80 mentions to over 2,100.

Allie Beth Stuckey

Anti-LGBTQ podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey’s account, which has roughly 390,000 followers, saw an increase of over 80,000% for retweets of tweets with the slur, going from 1 retweet to over 800. Stuckey also saw an increase of over 2,500% in her mentions in tweets containing the slur, going from nearly 40 mentions to over 900.

Andy Ngo

Far-right grifter Andy Ngo’s account, which has roughly 1 million followers, saw an increase of over 70% for retweets of tweets with the slur, going from nearly 500 retweets to over 800. Ngo also saw an increase of more than 50% in his mentions in tweets containing the slur, going from nearly 800 mentions to nearly 1,200.

Seth Dillon

Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon’s account, which has roughly 500,000 followers, saw an increase of over 120% for retweets of tweets with the slur, going from over 360 retweets to over 800. Dillon also saw an increase of more than 160% in his mentions in tweets containing the slur, going from nearly 500 mentions to over 1,200.

Mike Cernovich

Rape apologist Mike Cernovich’s account, which has roughly 1 million followers, saw an increase of roughly 66,000% for retweets of tweets with the slur, going from 1 retweet to over 660. Cernovich also saw an increase of over 700% in mentions in tweets containing the slur, going from nearly 120 mentions to over 1,000.

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[1] Url: https://www.mediamatters.org/twitter/anti-lgbtq-hate-has-increased-twitter-elon-musk-officially-acquired-company

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