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Human rights experts denounce Elon Musk's "ominous start" to Twitter Headline from Newsweek
Musk fired Twitter's entire human rights team on Friday, triggering backlash from advocacy groups.
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France 24
UN urges Musk to ensure Twitter respects human rights amid massive layoffs ↗ (opens France 24) Published Nov 4, 2022
France 24's feed description UN human rights chief Volker Turk on Saturday urged Twitter's new owner Elon Musk to ensure that respect for human rights is central to the social network following his sacking of around half the company's…
Newsweek
Human rights experts denounce Elon Musk's "ominous start" to Twitter ↗ (opens Newsweek) Published Nov 4, 2022
Newsweek's feed description Musk fired Twitter's entire human rights team on Friday, triggering backlash from advocacy groups.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
UN urges Musk to safeguard human rights at Twitter ↗ (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Published Nov 4, 2022
St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description The company laid off half its workforce on Friday and tweets by staff of the social media company said the team responsible for human rights was among those affected.
The Times of Israel
UN urges Musk to ensure Twitter respects human rights, prevents hate speech ↗ (opens The Times of Israel) Published Nov 5, 2022
The Times of Israel's feed description UN rights chief says free speech 'is not a free pass,' as world's richest man sacks around half of social media platform's workforce, including entire human rights team
The Guardian
UN urges Elon Musk to ensure Twitter respects human rights ↗ (opens The Guardian) Published Nov 5, 2022
The Guardian's feed description Volker Türk says reports of platform’s human rights team being laid off is ‘not an encouraging start’
FOX Business
Amid mass Twitter layoffs, UN urges Elon Musk to 'ensure human rights are central' to company's management ↗ (opens FOX Business) Published Nov 5, 2022
FOX Business's feed description The U.N. high commissioner for human rights issued an open letter to Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter Inc, urging him to prioritize human rights.
