Twitter is making millions from anti-LGBTQ+ tweets under Elon Musk

Twitter has seen a dramatic increase in anti-LGBTQ+ tweets since Elon Musk took over the social media platform last October and, according to a new report, the company is making millions from those tweets.

The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that posts linking LGBTQ+ people to “grooming” and pedophilia have increased by 119% under Musk. Meanwhile, ads from major companies like Disney, T-Mobile, Kindle, and the NBA have appeared next to anti-LGBTQ+ tweets. According to the study, five high-profile anti-LGBTQ+ accounts—including Chaya Raichik’s Libs of TikTok, Jaimee Michell’s Gays Against Groomers,  and those of right-wing pundit Christopher Rufo, YouTuber Tim Pool, and James Lindsay—are set to generate $6.4 million in ad revenue per year for Twitter.

“This isn’t an accident. Elon Musk put up the ‘Bat Signal’ to homophobes, transphobes, racists, and all manner of disinformation actors, encouraging them to flood onto Twitter,” said CCDH CEO Imran Ahmed. “Not only has Musk’s ownership of the platform coincided with an explosion of the hateful ‘grooming’ narrative, but Twitter is monetizing hate at an unprecedented rate.”

CCDH’s head of research Callum Hood said that tolerance…

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