Elon Musk's social media platform X announced on Wednesday First Transparency Report Since the outspoken billionaire bought the company.
The report, which detailed its content moderation practices, said the company removed millions of posts and accounts from its site in the first half of this year.
X, the former name for Twitter, suspended about 5.3 million accounts in that period, but the number of accounts the company reported having suspended in the first half of 2022 is 1.6 million.
The company also “removed or labeled” more than 10.6 million posts for violating the platform's rules, including about 5 million that were classified as violating its “hateful conduct” policy.
Posts containing “violent content” (2.2 million) and “abusive or harassing” posts (2.6 million) also made up a large portion of the content that was labeled or removed.
The company did not distinguish between the number of posts it removed and the number it labeled.
Meanwhile, in a blog post published in April 2023 in lieu of a transparency report, the company said it had asked users to remove 6.5 million pieces of content that violated its rules in the first half of 2022, a 29% increase from the second half of 2021.
Some have accused Musk of turning a fun platform into something chaotic and harmful.
Musk has a history of posting conspiracy theories and clashing with world leaders and politicians.
X is currently banned in Brazil amid a dispute between Musk and a Brazilian Supreme Court judge over free speech, far-right accounts, and misinformation.
Company X says it uses a combination of machine learning and human review to enforce its rules.
Automated systems then take action or present the content to human moderators.
The company said posts that violated X's policies accounted for less than 1% of all content on the site.
When Musk tried to buy Twitter in 2022, he said he was buying it because the company was not living up to its potential as a “platform for free speech.”
Since acquiring the company in October of that year, Musk has Many employees were fired And they made other changes that led to a steady exodus of celebrities. Public figure, Organization and the public from the platform.
