Elon Musk Hostile Takeover | Twitter | Social Media Abuse

The Twitter War Begins: An Insider Look
Social Media Strategist Kris Ruby 

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How social media companies address online harassment (hint: they don't)

Elon Musk is right that Twitter needs to be transformed. But every social media company needs to be transformed.  In addition to transformation of free speech- big tech needs to fundamentally transform how they handle issues of social media harassment and cyber stalking. The companies are not equipped to deal with this and the reporting mechanisms in place for it are extremely out of date and also dangerous.

Additionally, the people who are handling these reports are not trained on how to spot signs of abuse when it is reported- which can put a victim at greater danger. Employees at big tech companies are often on the frontlines of reports of criminal activity/ stalking / harassment and are ill equipped to deal with it.

The national conversation focuses entirely around free speech that we fail to discuss the very serious issues women face that also matter. These employees are being tasked with handling inquiries that trained psychiatrists or law officers would handle and when they fail to miss the warning signs- it can result in death.

These are life or death decisions made by corporate employees - if Elon Musk buys Twitter- prioritizing this is serious- because the role of social media isn’t going away any time soon- and we must equip people on the frontlines of digital warfare with the tools they need to do their job- whatever that may entail.

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