By Ellen Chang Twitter has faced a surge in trolls making racist comments since Oct. 27. Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter faced controversy immediately as the number of racist comments spiked exponentially, including the use of the N-word. Racists and trolls flooded Twitter, the social media company, since the company was taken private by Musk on Friday, testing whether the CEO of Tesla would stand by his claim of being a “free speech absolutist.” The number of trolls using the N-word on Twitter rose by 500% within 12 hours after the $44 billion deal was finalized, according to a report by the …