Within hours of taking over as Twitter’s CEO, billionaire Elon Musk fired several executives, starting a ‘new era’ in the social network. In addition to the mass dismissal, the businessman also confirmed the creation of a ‘moderator council’ to define new community rules promoting the plurality of ideas and opposing hate speech.
Although Musk has said that he will preserve moderation on the platform, a report by Bloomberg reveals that after the company’s purchase, the number of employees responsible for checking complaints against irregular publications had their attributions limited with the removal of important tools for control.
According to sources heard by the newspaper, employees are only receiving high-risk reports such as those related to hate speech, for example. Apparently, the company’s new owner has decided to “freeze” the source code to prevent employees from making changes to Twitter’s usage policy.
As Twitter’s head of security and integrity Yoel Roth explains, employee permissions were reduced to prevent access to sensitive information during the transition process after acquiring the platform. According to Roth, the team remains committed and in a short time has suspended more than 1,500 profiles for “hateful conduct”.
In parallel to security issues, the developer also launched a new function in the States that allows users to edit tweets after publication. This feature has been long-awaited by the community, however, it comes as a premium tool for Twitter Blue subscribers at a cost of $4.99 per month.
With the novelty, it is possible to modify the text within 30 minutes after posting, but followers will be able to check the history of changes in the period.
