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Zedd Has an Idea for Elon Musk to Combat Hate Speech On Twitter
Zedd has a timely request for Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk: reduce the hate speech. After Musk’s acquisition of Twitter last year, hate speech has risen exponentially on the platform, according to The Verge. The Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Anti-Defamation League and more found that slurs against Black Americans rose 302% after Musk’s takeover. Moreover, slurs against gay men reportedly increased by 158%. Musk, who has long championed electronic music, has been vocal about his goal to use Twitter as a vehicle to enable free speech without censorship. Another priority after his acquisition of Twitter was to reduce the amount of bots on the platform and prosecute scammers. But now Musk is facing another predicament with no room for error: hate speech. The...
Dogecoin carbon emissions down by 25% following Elon Musk collaboration
Research shows that Dogecoin (DOGE) was the only memecoin in 2022 to proactively reduce its carbon footprint — a key metric for mainstream adoption — by 25% in one year, thanks to the intervention of developers and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. One of the main reasons why Musk backtracked on accepting Bitcoin (BTC) payments for Tesla was high carbon emissions. At the time, he believed that Dogecoin — “even though it was created as a silly joke” — was better suited for transactions. Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency. Potentially promising. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2021 Owing to proactive efforts from Musk and the members of the Dogecoin ecosystem, Dogecoin saw a 25% decrease in its annual CO2 emissions. With 1,423 tons of emissions released in 2021, Dogecoi...
Here’s how to quickly spot a deepfake crypto scam — cybersecurity execs
Crypto investors have been urged to keep their eyes peeled for “deepfake” crypto scams to come, with the digital-doppelganger technology continuing to advance, making it harder for viewers to separate fact from fiction. David Schwed, the COO of blockchain security firm Halborn told Cointelegraph that the crypto industry is more “susceptible” to deepfakes than ever because “time is of the essence in making decisions” which results in less time to verify the veracity of a video. Cast your vote now! Deepfakes use deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) to create highly realistic digital content by manipulating and altering original media, such as swapping faces in videos, photos, and audio, according to technical writer at OpenZeppelin Vlad Estoup. Estoup noted that crypt...
Elon Musk’s Twitter Will Relax Ban On Political Ads
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty / Twitter Elon Musk continues to make Twitter unbearable and annoying to use. Twitter will begin relaxing its ban on political ads, a policy it has upheld for a long time, the company announced Tuesday, Jan. 3. “We believe that cause-based advertising can facilitate public conversation around important topics,” the company tweeted. “Moving forward, we will align our advertising policy with that of TV and other media outlets.” Related Stories What that now means is that lobby groups and elected officials will once again be able to flood your feeds with political ads. Twitter banned the practice in 2019, before Musk, unfortunately, took over the country. The 2019 policy insists candidates earn political influence and do not buy it, gaining ...
Glass Onion Isn’t Mocking Elon Musk — It’s Mocking the World That Created Him
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.] Central to Glass Onion is the character of tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton), whose invitation to a small Greek island is what kicks off Rian Johnson’s new whodunnit. When Miles’s friends — his “beautiful disruptors” — arrive at Miles’ island with an unexpected plus-one in the form of legendary detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), all they’re expecting is a long weekend of relaxation, with a promised murder-mystery game to keep things lively. But the real murder mystery to be solved isn’t the Gillian Flynn-penned romp that Miles has planned, but the unexpected death of MRA lunkhead Duke Cody (Dave Bautista). There’s also the reveal that days earlier, Miles’ former business partner Andi Brand...
You Promise?: Chief Twit Elon Musk Says He Will Step Down As CEO After He Finds A Successor
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty / Elon Musk It looks like Elon Musk will honor the results of his Twitter poll, well, sort of. The Chief Twit, Elon Musk, announced on his Twitter account Tuesday, Dec.20, that he would “step down” as CEO as soon as he finds “someone foolish enough to take the job.” Musk’s announcement comes two days after a poll he posted on his Twitter account asking his 122 million followers if he should step down as the chief operating officer of the social media company he spent $44 billion on. Related Stories As expected, a majority of the people who cast a vote in the poll voted yes and wanted him out of the position. Bootleg Tony Stark, oops, Elon Musk decided to ask the question after Twitter announced a dumb content moderation policy forbidding ...
We Asked the A.I. Program ChatGPT About EDM—It Knew Too Much
Following the release of the now-viral sensation, ChatGPT, it took OpenAI’s eerily sophisticated chatbot just five days to amass over one million users. And it’s become the most successful story at the intersection of artificial intelligence and meteoric tech adoption in the last decade. There’s many reasons why ChatGPT has become an instant hit. Some have called it a creative enhancer, others a search query replacement. But no matter what you think ChatGPT’s future use cases are, there’s no denying it has a tremendous trove of information to draw upon, including niche topics like electronic dance music. Despite our best efforts to stump ChatGPT with absurdly specific questions—and even thought-provoking, nuanced topics—it seems the algorithm has a deeper unde...
Fix Stuff: Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit Offer to Help Elon Musk Run Twitter
If you’re worried about the future of Twitter under the guidance of soon-to-be-former CEO Elon Musk, worry no more! Fred Durst and his merry band of Limp Bizkit mates are here to save the day. The nu-metal frontman has offered his services to the multibillionaire mogul in the form of a … tweet. It’s been a rough go of it in the two months since Musk closed the deal on the purchasing Twitter for $44 billion. Under his guidance, the company has laid off half its staff, instituted an $8-per-month blue verification check mark, and banned some journalists from the platform, among other lowlights. Most recently, he promised to step down as CEO as soon as he finds “someone foolish enough to take the job.” But never fear, y’all! Durst and company are ready to do their part to turn it all around. “...
Meek Mill Leaves Twitter For Good Because Of “Too Many Bots And Weird People”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mary DeCicco / Getty Meek Mill announced that he plans to deactivate his Twitter account, and cited a need to find a new platform with “more good vibes.” The “Dreams & Nightmares” rapper fired off his farewell on Sunday afternoon (Dec. 18), causing a number of fans to raise eyebrows at the move. In that last tweet, Meek explained his motivation to leave the platform. “Ima deactivate Twitter forever and go to a new social where it’s more good vibes based off building, creating and motivation,” he wrote. “Whoever run my shit turn this off forever … ima takeover my YouTube account to replace me interacting with supports! Too many bots and weird people.” Related Stories Shortly after the tweet was sent, the Philly native officially deactivated his account...
Twitter Users Vote for Elon Musk to Step Down, He Pledges to “Abide by the Results”
After 53 days, countless firings, a total collapse of his free speech posture, and some very weird lies about doxxing and “assassination coordinates,” Elon Musk might be poised to step down as head of Twitter. Musk had always said that he expects to find a new CEO “over time,” but the timeline may have been accelerated starting Sunday, December 18th, when he put up a 12-hour Twitter poll asking, “Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.” In a decisive result, 57.5% to 42.5%, Twitter users voted “Yes,” he should abdicate the role. “Be careful what you wish,” Musk warned as the results of his poll came in. “You might get it.” In response to a comment suggesting a replacement CEO had already been selected, Musk added, “No one wa...
The Followers Have Spoken, Twitter Poll Dropped By Elon Musk Wants Him To Him To Step Down
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty / Elon Musk The people have spoken. They want Elon Musk to step down. Over the weekend, Elon Musk’s Twitter continued to be the trainwreck it is. The seemingly dying platform announced a dumb policy change forbidding users to plug their other accounts on other social media platforms and using options like Linktree or risk account deletion. After tremendous backlash from Twitter users, including Twitter’s former owner Jack Dorsey, the platform did an about-face on the rule. Related Stories Musk, who was at the 2022 World Cup Final between Argentina and France, chilling with other supervillains, oops, we mean dignitaries and rich folks, including disgraced former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, decided to gauge Twitter...
Chief Twit Elon Musk Showcases How Petty He Is By Banning Several Journalists For Allegedly Violating Twitter’s New “Doxxing” Policy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty / Elon Musk Elon Musk is flexing his power as the owner of Twitter. After changing the rules to benefit him in the guise of protecting people’s privacy, Twitter banned several prominent journalists. Thursday evening Elon Musk’s Twitter set off a firestorm as one-by-one journalists who were critical of the bored billionaires running the social media platform accounts were suspended. Related Stories Among the unfortunate victims of Musk’s bitterness were CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, The New York Times‘ Ryan Mac, The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell, and other journalists covering the SpaceX owner since his acquisition of Twitter. Independent journalist Aaron Rupar’s account, was also shut down. So what did they do? Musk took to his platform to ...
