Since the announcement of Musk’s deal to buy Twitter for £34.5bil (RM185.73bil), there has been a surge of activity among the de-platformed community, according to a British volunteer, whom the PA news agency has agreed not to name. — AFP
LONDON: Hundreds of profiles belonging to the “very worst” Twitter trolls reared up within days of Elon Musk’s multibillion-pound buyout bid, according an international network of volunteers.
For the past three years, the volunteers have monitored 120 of the most persistent banned users who repeatedly “respawn” profiles on the social media site.
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