Twitter under Musk: a threat to activists worldwide?
By DW
28 March 2023 |
6:11 pm
After massive layoffs, experts doubt that Twitter can hold up its security standards and effectively battle fake news. This could put activists worldwide in harms way and endanger lives of people in disaster areas.
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