Instability at Twitter following Elon Musk's takeover threatens to "reverse years of progress" in tackling terrorism on the platform. That was the warning from experts after Musk cut thousands of staff, with a number of key managers overseeing safety and content leaving the company.
Adam Hadley, executive director of UN-backed safety group Tech Against Terrorism, is concerned about the effect that diminished content moderation could have on national security for countries all over the world. He said: "I urge Elon Musk and Twitter’s senior leadership to reaffirm their commitment to tackling the terrorist use of the internet.
“We recognise that moderation of terrorist content is a significant challenge even for the most sophisticated tech platforms. We are concerned that any real or perceived erosion of content moderation capability on the larger social media platforms threatens reverse years of progress and could further embolden terrorists and violent extremists to return.”
