Twitter may not cope with World Cup abuse, says Kick It Out chair

More than 4,000 Twitter contractors, including people who worked on content moderation, have reportedly had their roles terminated. Photograph: M4OS Photos/Alamy

The chair of the anti-discrimination body Kick It Out has voiced fears that Twitter will be unable to cope with online abuse during the football World Cup, after a wave of job losses at the social media platform.

Sanjay Bhandari said he was deeply concerned by reports of cuts in the trust and safety team at Twitter, as well as the departure of the executive in charge of the department.