Verified Hate Speech Accounts Are Pivoting to Palestine for Clout and Cash
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Twitter accounts known to spread hate speech and misinformation have become trusted sources on Israel on Palestine — and they're getting paid.

Highlights: [P]aid clout-chasers on X, formerly Twitter, are using the conflict to boost their profiles — and a few who have successfully pivoted to pro-Palestine content were formerly known for hate speech, extremism, and conspiracy theories.

Other verified accounts that have quickly increased in size over the past several weeks by focusing on the suffering of Palestinians, but previously displayed a pattern of transphobic and LGBTQ comments, include former UFC and MMA fighter Jake Shields, banned YouTuber Ryan Dawson, and an anonymous “anti-woke” account called “Lord Bebo.”

  • rivermonster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Yeah, their admins are an abomination.

    I’ve watched them remove multiple stories where the Palestinian PM refused to condem hamas and the attack on the 7th but constantly allowed MBFC debunked sources (against their own rules) as long as it’s antisemtic

    And you didn’t get banned from it. They saved you from engaging with them. Plus, now we know Lemmy worldnews isn’t an alternative to anything except maybe Stormfront.