The list of ways Twitter could be better is long. Many users think the platform should trash its unwelcome subscription models. Others call out CEO Elon Musk's tanking of accessibility tools for profit. And, apart from the vocal few who see it as a form of free speech, many think the proliferation of hate and disinformation needs to be addressed stat. It might make sense, then, to build these concerns into the launch of what could be Twitter's most successful rival. But the first week of Meta's new, text-based community forum Threads suggests that hasn't been done sufficiently, according to advocates and civil rights groups. SEE ALSO: How to turn your social profiles into hubs for charity In addition to the absence of accessibility and other features in its launch, the new social platform is already home to the same kinds of hate speech and extremist accounts that have soured Twitter's reputation, with no visible Threads-specific conduct or community policies o
Dozens of civil rights groups issue a letter calling out Threads' lack of hate speech and misinformation protections in critique of Meta's new Twitter competitor.