Three council members resigned last week, citing safety concerns since Elon Musk took over Twitter.
Their key focus areas were online safety and harassment, human and digital Rights, suicide prevention and mental health, child sexual exploitation and dehumanization.Musk has committed to making Twitter a haven for free speech, but he has also said the removal of child sexual abuse material is his "number one priority."
The company has lost roughly two thirds of its staff since Musk took over, including many employees who worked on trust and safety and related areas."We are grateful for your engagement, advice and collaboration in recent years and wish you every success in the future," said the email, signed only "Twitter" that announced the news and thanked the volunteers for their work.
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