Tesla CEO Elon Musk started laying off Twitter employees responsible for content moderation on Nov. 4, 2022.
Following an internal email on Nov. 3, 2022, many Twitter employees found themselves logged out of their work computers and removed from the company’s Slack workspace. On Nov. 4, 2022, ex-staffers flooded Twitter with tweets.
New service to replace content moderators?
According to Forbes, even remaining content moderation employees could not access critical tools. Revoking access to these tools has raised concerns about the potential for platform abuse during the upcoming midterm elections. Despite its small user base of $250 million, Twitter’s impact on politics and news is outsized.
