Drew HarwellJan 9, 2023

Before the violent attacks on Brazil's Congress, Elon Musk fired nearly all of Twitter's staff in Brazil, including all the workers in São Paulo who enforced rules around incitement to violence and misinformation. There are no teams actively moderating rule-breaking Twitter content in the entire country

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/08/brazil-bolsanaro-twitter-facebook/

Come to the ‘war cry party’: How social media helped drive mayhem in Brazil

Just like with Donald Trump's defeat in 2020, supporters of Jair Bolsanaro used social media, particularly Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to fuel the anger that exploded on Sunday in Brasília.

The Washington Post
Show threadScottinSoCal 🇺🇦 🕊 🏳‍🌈Jan 9, 2023
@drewharwell
Elon Musk is destroying Twitter, and my only complaint is that he's not doing it fast enough. People will be hurt and killed due to what he's doing. The longer it drags out, the more people will be damaged.
Show threadedgeoforever 🍎
@ScottSoCal @drewharwell this is on people who “stay there and fight” even as it’s a pay for play sewer now. They are legitimizing it 🤬
Jan 9, 2023 at 5:17pmWeb
Show threadNicky🦨✌️Jan 9, 2023
@edgeoforever Than You for saying it! They say that they’re staying to ‘resist.’ Bull! They legitimize it and they ignore the rest because they like their corner