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Reuters reports that Ella Irwin, Twitter’s head of trust and safety, has resigned from the company, making her the latest high-profile exit from the social media company and the second person in her position to leave after Elon Musk’s takeover of the company.
Ella Irwin is the second Head of Trust and Safety to leave Twitter since Musk took over … [+]
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According to Reuters, Irwin confirmed her resignation but refused to give any additional details about the reason for her departure.
The Reuters report followed speculation about Irwin’s fate after Fortune mentioned that her internal Slack account has been disabled.
Musk has yet to comment publicly on the departure, and it’s unclear who will take over from Irwin in the meantime.
Irwin is the second head of trust and safety to leave Twitter since Musk’s acquisition, taking over the role from Yoel Roth, who left the company in November.
What to watch
Irwin’s departure from Twitter comes at a time when the company is transitioning as Elon Musk has appointed former NBC global advertising executive Linda Iaccarino to take over as CEO of the company while he is in charge. Become The CEO and Chief Technology Officer “oversee products, software, and computer hardware.”
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Irwin’s departure comes as Twitter continues to face criticism for its lenient moderation of hateful and illegal content. Irwin has yet to comment publicly on these issues. Her predecessor, Roth, had criticized Twitter’s actions after leaving the company in November, prompting Musk to publicly criticize him. Musk attempted to foment a conspiracy that Roth was a supporter of pedophilia, based on Roth’s 2016 Ph. D. thesis on LGBTQ dating app Grindr. This led to death threats against the former CEO and he was forced to leave his home with his family. Studies show that hate speech on Twitter is largely uncensored, and the company reportedly doesn’t remove hateful content shared by users who pay for Twitter’s $8 monthly blue subscription.
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Earlier on thursday, zoe schiffer platform mentioned Musk has sent an email to all Twitter employees asking them to submit everything they’ve accomplished recently and encouraging them to suggest changes for the future — even if they’re controversial or involve overturning a decision he’s made.
Huge number
1,800. This is the estimated size of the total number of employees on Twitter after the last round of layoffs in February. That’s down from 7,500 when Musk took over last year.
Further reading
Twitter’s head of trust and safety said she had resigned (Reuters)
