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Twitter’s second head of trust and safety under owner Elon Musk has resigned, according to reports.
Ella Irwin took the post when previous head Yoel Roth left in November 2022 – a month after Mr Musk took over the company.
The head of trust and safety is tasked with content moderation, a topic which has come under the spotlight since Mr Musk’s takeover.
The BBC has approached Twitter and Ms Irwin for comment.
She confirmed to both Reuters and the Wall Street Journal that she has stepped down. The reason for her resignation is unclear.
It comes a week after the social media platform pulled out of the European Union’s voluntary code to fight disinformation.
Mr Musk announced last month that Linda Yaccarino, the former head of advertising at NBCUniversal, would become Twitter’s new chief executive. She has not yet started her role.
Content moderation
In-depth studies have indicated hate speech has been growing under Mr Musk’s tenure, with the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a London-based campaign group, finding slurs increased substantially after the takeover.
And in December 2022, Twitter disbanded the volunteer group which advised it on self-harm, child abuse and hate speech.
But there have been moves to moderate the accuracy of content, with Mr Musk announcing the platform’s…
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