The Top Reasons Americans Hate Twitter

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Despite being one of the most prominent users of the platform himself, Elon Musk has repeatedly voiced his discontent with Twitter’s handling of controversial posts.

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Its algorithm and its practice of banning repeat offenders. In short, Musk appears to believe that Twitter doesn’t adhere to the principles of free speech and thus fundamentally undermines democracy.

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And while few people have the power and financial means to make their voices heard, be it by tweeting to 80 million followers, by becoming Twitter’s largest shareholder.

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5. Twitter Banning Users

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– Share of Democrat U.S. adult Twitter users who say this is a major problem (%): 6%

4. Twitter Limiting the Visibility of Certain Posts

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– Share of Democrat U.S. adult Twitter users who say this is a major problem (%): 17%

3. The Tone/Civility of Discussions

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– Share of Democrat U.S. adult Twitter users who say this is a major problem (%): 39%

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