Twitter's head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, has stepped down, leaving the platform without a content moderation executive, Reuters reports. After Elon Musk acquired the platform, Irwin assumed the position, replacing Yoel Roth who resigned in November. Irwin declined to comment on her departure. According to the WSJ, she has publicly defended the company's content-moderation actions since Musk took over. - In April, she tweeted that employees had been "working hard to develop a balanced approach to free speech and keeping people safe from ongoing, repeated harassment."
- Under Musk's leadership, the company has drastically reduced costs, resulting in the layoffs of thousands of employees including those working on content moderation.
- Musk recently appointed Linda Yaccarino, former NBCUniversal advertising chief, to replace him as Twitter's CEO.
Twitter recently pulled out of a voluntary agreement with the European Union aimed at combating disinformation. - However, the platform said it's committed to adhering to forthcoming internet regulations in the EU.
|
