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Why Kanye’s posts could be the future of social media
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Over the weekend, the rapper Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) had antisemetic posts quickly taken down by Twitter and Instagram. Today on “Post Reports,” we talk about how content moderation could change if Elon Musk and GOP leaders have their way.
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Over the weekend, the rapper Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) posted antisemetic messages on Twitter and Instagram. They were quickly taken down, and his accounts were restricted. But as Will Oremus reports, there’s a conservative-led movement that could change how companies approach such decisions. Between a growing field of state laws that seek to restrict content moderation and Elon Musk’s determination to loosen Twitter’s policies, posts such as Ye’s could soon become more prevalent online.