Ella Irwin, Twitter’s head of trust and safety, told Reuters on Thursday that she stepped down from the social media platform, which has come under fire for insufficient safeguards against dangerous content since billionaire Elon Musk bought it in October. Continue reading to know more!
Why Did Ella Irwin Resign?
Irwin, who entered Twitter in June 2022, took over as head of the trust and safety team in November following the resignation of former head Yoel Roth. She was in charge of content moderation.
An email to Twitter was answered with an automatic response that included a poop emoji. Irwin declined to speak more, and Musk did not reply quickly to a request for comment.
Irwin’s exit comes as the site struggles to attract advertising, with firms fearful of being associated with inappropriate material.
Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, told @Reuters that she has resigned from the social media company, which has faced criticism for lax protections against harmful content since billionaire Elon Musk acquired it in October https://t.co/ebHyMwu2Hk pic.twitter.com/Y7I1wFpl8q
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 2, 2023
Musk said earlier this month that he had appointed former NBCUniversal advertising head Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s next CEO.
Irwin’s internal Slack account looked to have been disabled, according to Fortune.
Elon Musk And Twitter
Twitter has slashed expenses considerably and let off hundreds of staff since Musk’s takeover, including those who worked on efforts to prohibit dangerous and unlawful content, preserve election integrity, and expose correct information on the platform.
Musk has advocated Community Notes, a tool that allows users to contribute context to tweets, as a means to counteract false information on Twitter.
Regulators are also intensifying their examination of the company’s moderation efforts. Twitter has withdrawn from a voluntary agreement with the European Union to combat misinformation but has stated that it remains committed to complying with impending EU internet legislation.
Last week, EU industry official Thierry Breton warned Twitter that leaving the voluntary agreement would not allow it to evade legal commitments in the EU.
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