Elon Musk will have to find a new head of trust and safety, again, as Ella Irwin who is the second person who has had that role since Elon bought Twitter has quit:
Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, told Reuters on Thursday 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.
Irwin, who joined Twitter in June 2022, took over as head of the trust and safety team in November when previous head Yoel Roth resigned. She oversaw content moderation.
An email to Twitter returned an automated reply with a poop emoji. Irwin declined further comment and Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Irwin’s departure comes as the platform has struggled to retain advertisers, with brands wary of appearing next to unsuitable content.
ArsTechnica has even more details:
Irwin’s resignation seems to have been precipitated by internal dissent over how to enforce Twitter’s Hateful Conduct policy, which was recently edited to remove a ban on “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals.” The policy still bans direct attacks on people on the basis of gender or gender identity; the dehumanization of a group of people based on gender or gender identity; and hateful imagery that promotes hostility and malice against people based on gender identity.
Whatever the reason. This really doesn’t look good on Elon. And when you combine this departure with another recent departure, and this departure from not too long ago, it seems that nobody wants to work for Twitter. Other than of course Linda Yaccarino who came on board as CEO last month. One has to wonder if she is reconsidering her life choices at this point as it is pretty clear that Twitter is a sinking ship. But you knew that. The question is, does Elon know that.
Even More Execs Quit Twitter
Posted in Commentary with tags Twitter on June 3, 2023 by itnerdElon Musk will have to find a new head of trust and safety, again, as Ella Irwin who is the second person who has had that role since Elon bought Twitter has quit:
Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, told Reuters on Thursday 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.
Irwin, who joined Twitter in June 2022, took over as head of the trust and safety team in November when previous head Yoel Roth resigned. She oversaw content moderation.
An email to Twitter returned an automated reply with a poop emoji. Irwin declined further comment and Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Irwin’s departure comes as the platform has struggled to retain advertisers, with brands wary of appearing next to unsuitable content.
ArsTechnica has even more details:
Irwin’s resignation seems to have been precipitated by internal dissent over how to enforce Twitter’s Hateful Conduct policy, which was recently edited to remove a ban on “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals.” The policy still bans direct attacks on people on the basis of gender or gender identity; the dehumanization of a group of people based on gender or gender identity; and hateful imagery that promotes hostility and malice against people based on gender identity.
Whatever the reason. This really doesn’t look good on Elon. And when you combine this departure with another recent departure, and this departure from not too long ago, it seems that nobody wants to work for Twitter. Other than of course Linda Yaccarino who came on board as CEO last month. One has to wonder if she is reconsidering her life choices at this point as it is pretty clear that Twitter is a sinking ship. But you knew that. The question is, does Elon know that.
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