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The day that [Musk] officially took over the platform, a lot of right-wing figures had started tweeting anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, specifically the term groomer, says Kayla Gogarty, research director at Media Matters for America, a media watchdog group, referring to the conspiracy theory that LGBTQ people prey on younger people by grooming them. [These accounts] were basically saying that they were testing the waters of Twitters content moderation, she says.

Twitters policies do not allow slurs and tropes that intend to degrade or reinforce negative or harmful stereotypes about a protected category.

There seems to have been a clear indication that people anticipated that Musk would reduce moderation, says Keith Burghardt, a computer scientist at USCs Information Sciences Institute and one of the co-authors of the paper. But its clear that hate speech didnt decline immediately after Elon Musk bought Twitter, suggesting that whatever moderation he did was not enough.

Even before it reduced the size of its moderation teams, Twitter wasnt particularly quick to remove hateful content, according to Tal-Or Cohen Montemayor, founder and executive director of CyberWell, a nonprofit that tracks anti-Semitism online in both English and Arabic.

Data collected by CyberWell found that though only 2 percent of anti-Semitism contenton social media platforms in 2022 was violent, 90 percent of that came from Twitter. And Cohen Montemayor notes that even the companys standard moderation systems would likely have struggled under the strain of so much hateful content.If youre experiencing surges [of online hate speech] and you have changed nothing in the infrastructure of content moderation, that means youre leaving more hate speech on the platform, she says.

Civil society organizations that used to have a direct line to Twitters moderation and policy teams have struggled to raise their concerns, says Isedua Oribhabor, business and human rights lead at Access Now. We've seen failure in those respects of the platform to actually moderate properly and to provide the services in the way that it used to for its users, she says.

Daniel Hickey, a visiting scholar at the USCs Information Sciences Institute and coauthor of the paper, says that Twitters lack of transparency makes it hard to assess whether there was simply more hate speech on the platform, or whether the company made substantive changes to its policies after Musks takeover. It is quite difficult to disentangle often because Twitter is not going to be fully transparent about these types of things, he says.

That lack of transparency is likely to get worse. Twitter announced in February that it wouldno longer allow free access to its APthe tool that allows academics and researchers to download and interact with the platforms data. For researchers who want to get a more extended view of how hate speech is changing, as Elon Musk is leading the company for longer and longer, that is certainly much more difficult now, says Hickey.

In the months since Musk took over Twitter, major public news outlets like National Public Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Company, and other public media outlets have left the platform after being labeled as state-sponsored, a designation that was formerly only used for Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media. Yesterday, Musk reportedlythreatened to reassign NPRs Twitter handle.

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(Bloomberg) -- Right-wing media entrepreneur Ben Shapiro has taken a $4.7 million stake in a struggling Israeli pharmaceutical company and joined the board.

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Shapiro, 39, a co-founder of media company The Daily Wire and host of the Ben Shapiro Show podcast, now owns 4.8% of Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., according to regulatory filings published late Monday. That makes him the companys biggest shareholder, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Shapiros investment comes after Orameds stock price collapsed by 80% due to its failure in January in a years-long effort to develop a method to deliver insulin to diabetics orally, rather than by injection. The company has since said it would explore potential strategic alternatives including an acquisition, merger, business combination, or other transaction.

Oramed rose 8.4% to $2.66 at 10:33 a.m. in New York. The company, which is traded in both New York and Tel Aviv, has a market value of $106 million, down from a peak of $1.1 billion in 2021.

This is a pure investment move, Shapiro said in an emailed statement. I identified Oramed as an undervalued stock in January 2023 given its low market cap, publicly disclosed cash holdings, and apparent low burn rate. I have great faith that the board will be able to use the companys capital in effective and diverse ways, including but certainly not limited to its current biotech-centered strategy.

Shapiro bought the shares on the open market, he said. The filings didnt say how much he paid for the stock, though his 1.9 million shares were worth $4.7 million as of Mondays close. He also now holds 20,000 restricted stock units that can be converted into additional Oramed stock over three years, the filings said.

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His appointment to the board is unconnected to his podcasting and media ventures and is a private business decision, Oramed said in response to questions from Bloomberg News.

Shapiros ownership stake and extensive operational and business background and acumen makes him a valuable addition, the company said in a news release. He bought the shares on the open market and Oramed said it doesnt know what he paid for them.

The Daily Wire, founded by Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, hosts podcasts by Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson and commentators Candace Owens and Matt Walsh, while producing streaming video content.

The company describes itself as right of center politically and one of the USs fastest-growing media businesses. Its part of a universe of right-leaning media companies that have sprung up in recent years, including the Peter Thiel-backed Rumble Inc. and former President Donald Trumps Truth Social.

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When it comes to chiming in on controversial issues, the Tate brothers dont mince words. Andrew Tate, the oldest brother, is often regarded as the most outspoken of the Tate brothers. Tristan Tate, on the other hand, is also not afraid to express himself on social media. This has landed the Tate brothers in hot water countless times. Andrew has even been barred from using major social media platforms due to his aggressive remarks toward women.

The Tate brothers, though, continue to do the same, undaunted by the criticism. That said, Tristan Tate recently expressed his support for King Charles after he was asked to apologize for the monarchys racist history ahead of the coronation.

A coalition of leaders from 12 Commonwealth nations has joined forces to call on King Charles III to accept responsibility for the repercussions and long-term ramifications of British genocide and colonization by recognizing and apologizing for them ahead of the coronation.

After learning about it, the controversial celebrity Tristan Tate defended King Charles on his official Twitter account. He posted a tweet from Telegraph and urged King Charles to not apologize.

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Tristan Tate was of the opinion that cannot judge the people of the past by the standards of today. He wrote, You cannot judge the people of the past by the standards of today. You also cant apologise on the behalf of your ancestors for what they did centuries before you were born. None of these 12 nations would exist if it were not for the British empire. Do. Not. Apologise.

Tate received a mixed reaction to his statements, as some agreed with him. But there were also others who disagreed with what the British-American personality said. Similar to Tate, Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychologist, author, and media commentator, also backed King Charles on Twitter.

Last year, Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate made international headlines when they were detained in Romania on accusations of human trafficking and money laundering. They were freed from prison after more than two months when the court ruled in their favor following several denials of their appeal.

The Tate brothers are now under home arrest. The inquiry is still underway. As a result, their problems are far from over. In addition, their home arrest has been prolonged for another 30 days by the court.

Andrew and Tristan have always maintained their innocence and denied any wrongdoing. However, more than six victims have filed complaints against them in the case. As a result, it remains to be seenwhere the case will move next.

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Most people who saw the ad for Jeremys RazorsThe Greatest Commercial Ever, now viewed on YouTube 22 million timesprobably thought it was a spoof. After a McLaren 600LT Spider hurtles into a parking spot reserved for god king, almost running over a middle-aged office worker, a sunglassed man in a $1,980 Gucci tracksuit jacket who looks like he was manufactured in an LA lab emerges. Do you remember when there were two genders, he asks, glaring into the camera, and only one and a half of them had to shave their mustaches?

So begins a tirade about real masculinity that lasts nearly four slickly produced minutes and features the god king incinerating Gillette and Harrys razors with a flamethrower while flanked by two leggy, cleavage-baring models. At one point, he passes a little girl wearing a dress whos shaving her face. The tone is so smug and the visuals so over-the-top, its impossible to discern whats parody and what isnt, including the fact that it shamelessly borrows from the Dollar Shave Club ad that went viral a decade earlier. If youve had enough of the woke bulls---, and youre tired of paying companies like Harrys and Gillette to hate you, Jeremy, of Jeremys Razors, snarls, then buy my new razor instead.

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Any time you have a new teammate theres the obligatory getting to know you phase. Its the sporting equivalent of a first date, and Sauce Gardner might have bitten off more than he bargained for when he decided to have a night on the town with Aaron Rodgers.

Hold up... SEVEN HOURS! Like, the number 7... followed by hours? For dinner? I dont spend seven hours having Thanksgiving with my family. I dont spend seven hours with my loved ones on Christmas, and theres present opening involved. Hell, seven hours is longer than it took for diners to eat the multi-course meal in The Menu, and they were all murdered by the end.

Being trapped in an enclosed space with Aaron Rodgers is a hell only Pat McAfee could endure. The only person who enjoys spending seven hours with Aaron Rodgers is Aaron Rodgers, and even then it can only be achieved in the dark.

So, we got our thinking caps on, went to the world of imagination, and wondered What the hell were some of the quotes from the Aaron Rodgers/Sauce Gardner seven hour meal?

So Sauce, do you think a hot dog is a sandwich? Because I have thoughts. MAS

Sauce, can I call you Sauce? Anyway, I think the aliens are coming for us and life on Earth is in danger.JPA

I brought all the audio from my favorite Joe Rogan episodes, if you wanna listen.JPA

The darkness retreat made me see things, man. Things I never want to see again.JPA

...and thats why Lord of the Flies will be the first book we use in our book club.JPA

... and that is how the story should have ended. With Dany on the Iron Throne. MAS

Can I call you Ketchup, ketchup is a sauce, right? Well let me catch you up on a few plot holes in all these movies that these sheeple just love: Indiana Jones does not impact the outcome of Raiders of the Lost Ark in any way. Lord of the Rings would have been over in a half hour if Gandalf, Legolas and Aragorn just rode with Frodo and Sam on the backs of the eagles and dropped the ring into Mount Doom. Should I keep going? -JKM

Ive been following your career for a long time Sauce. I saw your necklace. You know, the one thats sauce? Youd be surprised to know how many inflammatories are in hot sauce. You should replace it with this detoxifying jade elephant I had made for you. The jade symbolizes purity, and the elephant is actually an ancient alien that survived on our planet long before the Romans built the pyramids. JD

...no, I think pineapple definitely belongs on pizza. BB

Do you know that the Blue Pill in The Matrix was actually the Pfizer vaccine? JD

...The aristocrats! MAS

Ever notice how which and witch sound the same? Its because choice is magic and we are the warlocks. JD

Its called television programming because they are programming you when you watch it. Think about it!

Aaron: I know youre a big star, but I can introduce you to mega stars. Id love you to come and hang out with Jordan and I?Sauce: For real? You hang out with MJ?Aaron: No, Jordan Peterson. Trust me, hell expand your mind. JD

...see, thats why I believe that The Bloodline is the greatest story ever told in the WWE.JPA

**opens small oak box** Want some shrooms? JD

You know they say all men are created equal, Sauce, but you look at me and Zach Wilson and you see thats just not true. See normally when you play a game with a competent QB, you have a 50-50 chance of winning. But Im a multi-time MVP and Super Bowl champion, and Im not normal. So Zach has a 25% chance AT BEST, of beating me. Then you add Chris Streveler to the mix, Zachs chances of winning drastic go down. See in the 3 man QB competition Zach has a 33 13 percent chance of winning, but I got a 66 23 percent chance of winning, because Chris Streveler KNOWS he cant beat me, and hes not even gonna try. So, Sauce, Zach Wilson has a 33 13 % chance, but minus my 25% chance, and hes got an 8 13 % chance of winning the Jets QB job. But then you take my 75% chance of winning, if we was to go one on one, then add 66 23 percents, I got a 141 23 percent chance of winning the Jets QB job. See Sauce, the numbers dont lie, and the numbers spell disaster for Zach in camp. JPA

A lot of people dont know this, but I go on the Pat McAfee show because like the computer security program, McAfee is virus protection. Hes natural immunity. -JKM

*does this* BB

[rex ryan enters restaurant] BB

I dont fart anymore. Its true. Just doesnt happen. I turned my entire diet macrobiotic so everything just passes right through like a pressurized hose. If I ever need to pass gas Ive learned tantric farting, an inward fart. I have farts that have lasted for HOURS and you dont even smell them. Seriously, its just a pachouli breeze exiting a canyon. Ill teach you. JD

Sauce, youll love this story. So Im having a 1930s shindig in Malibu and EVERYONE is there. Karl Rove, Henry Kissinger, three of the Pussycat Dolls, a dude I met at Venice Beach who looks EXACTLY like Beavis. Anyway, were sitting there and Henry is completing a reading of Atlas Shrugged for us and then Kissinger starts crying. For real, no shit, just crying out of nowhere. Turns out hes mourning! So we wrap him up in a bear skin and give him a glass of Absinthe and he starts telling a story about the time he and Ayn Rand hunted, killed and ate a homeless person in New York in 1967. For real, just killed an ate another person. Im big on experiences, but a person Sauce? That seems too far. Then, Im sitting in the dark, and think to myself: Isnt it just the food chain though? The only thing different between us and the noble lion or sleek shark is not having a mane or fins. Why should I deprive myself of experiencing something in this life just because cannibalism is considered taboo? Every thought about eating another person? JD

When Mike McCarthy started running slant/flat over and over again, I realized that I was being fed things that were slanted and the world was actually flat. - JKM

If your family ever asks for a favor, IGNORE THE CALL JPA

And THAT was the moment I realized it wasnt Shailene Woodley in Elf, and boy was I beet red. JD

Sorry waiter, I have to consult my book of herbs my trainer wants me to eat before I make my order pulls out The Complete Book of Black Magic.JPA

Do you want to know what Miles Teller smells like? BB

... and that, my new friend, is why Karl Marx was the real Nazi. JD

When I was a kid, I saw a commercial that said, It's not easy being cheesy. I felt that in my soul... back when I thought a soul was real and not a commercialized understanding of your lifes essence brought out by crystals. -JKM

Did you know that Marios last name is Mario? So hes Mario Mario and his brother is Luigi Mario? Also, Tails real name, you know in Sonic is Miles Prower... like miles-per-hour. Get it? Because hes super fast! Also if you play the soundtrack of Duke Nukem backwards its just Duke Nukem reading the communist manifesto. JD

Everyone asks, wheres Waldo, but never, hows Waldo.JPA

I know where Carmen Sandiego and Waldo are at all times and I was the first human to know the Muffin Man. -JKM

Peach, youre so cool, and with my star were gonna rule. Peach, understand, Im gonna LOVE YOU TO THE VERY ENDDDDDDDD.JPA

Ted talks but does he ever listen? -JKM

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise? BB

Sauce: Check please? MAS

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