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August 6, 2025 - Comments Off on Report finds X policies to cause spike in anti-Muslim, anti-migrant content

Report finds X policies to cause spike in anti-Muslim, anti-migrant content

Following last year’s deadly terrorist attack in Southport, United Kingdom, Amnesty International has uncovered how policy and design at X has played a large part in allowing and encouraging racist and hate-driven narratives against Muslims and migrants in the country. In their technical analysis, researchers found that content-ranking algorithms embedded in the platforms open source code, “systematically prioritise" content that incites hate, conflict, and drives reactions and engagement. With little to no safeguards in place, this creates a breeding ground for X users to spread false claims, exchange hateful speech and carry out blatant online harassment. 

July 9, 2025 - Comments Off on Grok posts anti-semitic content following latest update

Grok posts anti-semitic content following latest update

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/elon-musk-grok-antisemitic-posts-x-rcna217634

A recent update to Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok generated multiple antisemitic posts on X, including praise for Hitler (referring to itself as “MechaHitler), offensive references to Jewish surnames followed by  inflammatory comments about recent tragic events. One response falsely identified a person in a screenshot as “Cindy Steinberg,” accusing her of celebrating the deaths of white children in Texas floods, making derogatory remarks linked to her surname. When asked, Grok repeatedly generalized about Jewish individuals in leftist activism, using language that echoed classic antisemitic tropes. Although xAI later acknowledged the incident and claimed to implement hate speech filters, many of the posts remained online as of Tuesday evening, with some getting deleted soon after. Grok inserted such rhetoric without direct user prompts further questioning a much needed reflection on the  troubling shift in tone after Musk’s criticism of earlier versions of Grok for being too “woke”.