With the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, there has been a change in the actions regarding the content defined as particularly harmful. Streams such as COVID-19 disinformation were also released, while many users whose accounts were suspended returned to Twitter. Elon Musk continues to make moves that will weaken the content control.
New layoffs on Twitter
Elon Musk, who left 2500 people out of 7500 employees to make Twitter profitable, laid off the rest. Musk, who does not want to give importance to cyber security and content moderation, continues to reduce the number of teams. According to the information received, many people were laid off in Dubai and Singapore offices. These include teams that moderate global content, as well as executives who regulate revenue policies. Some officials state that the two departments were gathered under a single chief as a reason.
Weak content control also bothers governments. Last week, German senior bureaucrats met with Elon Musk and conveyed the clarity of the country's laws on this issue. Despite this, Elon Musk continues to weaken content control.