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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
Technology
Asharq Al-Awsat

Twitter Turmoil, Staff Exodus Aggravate Security Concerns

In this file photo taken on October 28, 2022, the Twitter logo is seen on the exterior of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California. (AFP)

Twitter's owner Elon Musk has pledged the platform will not become a "hellscape," but experts fear a staff exodus following mass layoffs may have devastated its ability to combat misinformation, impersonation and data theft.

Twitter devolved into what campaigners described as a cesspit of falsehoods and hate speech after recent layoffs cut half the company's 7,500 staff and fake accounts proliferated following its botched rollout of a paid verification system, AFP said.

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