section_path: Criticism
section_name: Criticism
paragraph_text: Criticism
  
  The platform has faced significant controversy since its buying by Musk and re-branding to X, including suspected misinformation, hate speech and antisemitism. According to a report published by the "Never Again" Association, X refuses to remove hate speech or ignores reports.
  
  Researchers have called for greater transparency especially ahead of national elections, based on findings that the platform algorithm favors a small number of popular accounts, in particular right-leaning users.