A new study revealed a spike in hate speech on Twitter since Elon Musk's acquisition of the platform last week. The study, conducted by Montclair State University, tracked how often homophobic, antisemitic and racial hate-driven terms were used immediately after Musk's takeover. Researchers for the study found that about 398 hate tweets an hour were made in the 12 hours after the acquisition was finalized – a number that nearly quadrupled from the 84 tweets an hour in the week leading up to Musk's takeover. Hate-driven tweets skyrocketed to 4,778 times over that span compared with the average 1,000 beforehand. Visit the link in bio to read more.