• lennybird@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Has there been any analysis on what impact Musk’s clear attempt to sabotage Twitter has on electorate engagement in elections?

    Because here’s my thought: X is becoming a right-wing extremist echo-chamber. A safe space for bigotry. So while reasonable eyes leave, the mold festers largely unchecked.

    So going to past elections, was Twitter a greater driver for turning out Democratic voters, or Republican ones? I am genuinely curious.

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      11 months ago

      I feel like that’s what’s happened with school boards and other such. The reasonable people who used to be in charge were badgered until they gave up in disgust and now all the fuckfaces took over.

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        11 months ago

        The exact same strategy has been and continues to be at play with election officials at every level of government. So many election workers have been harassed so much that especially in lieu of the pay and lack of security they don’t consider it worth it. So then naturally the nazis fill these spots.