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Twitter's former safety chief warns Musk is moving fast and "breaking things"

Yoel Roth was a top executive at Twitter, until he resigned in early November. He says people need to "very thoughtfully and carefully weigh the costs and benefits of using Twitter."

WEKU · Dec 2, 2022

QAnon, white nationalists and hate speech: Experts reveal how the floodgates opened on Elon Musk’s Twitter

Those who specialise in monitoring the spread of disinformation say ‘trust and safety are dead’ on the social media platform. Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

Elon Musk's Apple Attack Sets Stage for Public Spat

Elon Musk's onslaught Monday against Apple Inc. and a cornerstone of the iPhone business empire has set the stage for a potentially bruising battle between the world's richest man and the world's most valuable company.

Bangkok Post · Nov 30, 2022

Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter account after taking poll

‘The people have spoken,’ says site’s owner, having acknowledged during online poll that automated bots were voting too

The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2022

Twitter not adhering to app store rules would be ‘catastrophic’ says ex-safety boss

Expulsion by Apple and Google would make it more difficult for Elon Musk's social media platform to attract new users, says departed Yoel Roth

Wales Online · Nov 19, 2022

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

Sanjay Bhandari says cuts in trust and safety team at platform could be taken as ‘green light for hate’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

Twitter employees quit in droves after Elon Musk's ultimatum passes

The billionaire gave employees of his newly-purchased company until Thursday evening to commit to "being extremely hardcore" and staying or take a severance package.

WEKU · Nov 18, 2022

Australia spearheads online safety push

Harmful, hateful and abusive content on social media will be the target of a new global network of online regulators, led by Australia's eSafety Commission.

AAP · Nov 14, 2022

Elon Musk continues to purge key Twitter staff

Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, is further gutting the teams that battle misinformation on the social media platform.

The New Daily · Nov 14, 2022

Musk's latest Twitter cuts: Outsourced content moderators

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk is further gutting the teams that battle misinformation on the social media platform as outsourced moderators learned over the weekend they were out of a job

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022