Charities dismay as Twitter disbands safety group
Twitter has disbanded the volunteer group which advised it on self-harm, child abuse and hate speech.
Its spokesperson said the Council was disbanded via email, hours before a planned meeting was due to take place: "That is a really worrying trend when you're thinking about trust and safety, work that demands a huge amount of expertise or experience." These include welcoming back previously suspended accounts, sacking employees, scrapping the site's Covid-19 misinformation policies, and releasing what are called the 'Twitter Files', which purport to show the site was unfairly censoring certain accounts.
Those I've spoken to who have worked at Twitter tell me they're concerned that efforts to tackle abuse and disinformation are being undone.
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