Coverage dated December 12, 2022

Musk's Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council

Headline from KTVU San Francisco

Elon Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform.

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  1. New Hampshire Public Radio

    Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    New Hampshire Public Radio's feed description

    The advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations was formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide and other problems on the platform.

  2. KTVU San Francisco

    Musk's Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Elon Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council after members resign (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Twitter has dissolved the advisory group that helped it manage hate speech on the platform, a move reflective of new owner Elon Musk's priorities.

  4. FOX Business

    Musk's Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council that advised platform’s content (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Twitter has dissolved the Trust and Safety Council, an outside council comprising nearly 100 independent civil, human rights, and other organizations that addressed harmful material.

  5. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Musk's Twitter disbands its Trust and Safety advisory group (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council. That's the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Twitter disbands Trust and Safety advisory group hours before it was to meet (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Under new owner Elon Musk, Twitter has dissolved the advisory group it formed in 2016 to address the issue of harmful content on the platform.

  7. NewsBusters

    Musk Dissolves Pro-Censorship Twitter Trust and Safety Council (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    New Twitter CEO Elon Musk has reportedly dissolved Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council, as the Twitter Files uncover details of Twitter’s previous biased censorship.

  8. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Twitter Disbands Its Trust and Safety Advisory Council (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform.

  9. Bloomberg

    Twitter Disbands Independent Trust and Safety Council (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Twitter Inc. has disbanded its Trust and Safety Council, a group of independent experts who provided guidance on content moderation issues, days after several members quit.

  10. Digital Journal

    After gutting Twitter, Musk disbands Trust and Safety Council (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Elon Musk abruptly dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, putting the well-being of Twitter users at risk.

  11. PJ Media

    Elon Musk Disbands Twitter 'Trust and Safety' Council (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Right now, the right and left-wing trolls are testing the limits -- and the patience -- of Musk and Twitter management. Of course, there's been an explosion of hate

  12. The Daily Caller

    Elon Musk Dissolves Twitter’s ‘Trust And Safety Council’ Following Child Exploitation Concerns (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Twitter announced it has disbanded the company's Trust and Safety Council, a board of experts that advised the platform, Monday night.

  13. NBC 6 South Florida

    Twitter Disbands Its Trust and Safety Council (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Twitter on Monday disbanded its “Trust and Safety Council,” a group of volunteers who offered the company outside expert advice on online safety, according to an email seen by NBC News.

  14. Christian Science Monitor

    Why Musk dissolved Twitter's internal human rights council (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council, a group of human and civil rights advisers formed in 2016, was disbanded by email from Elon Musk before a scheduled meeting. The email said Twitter was “reevaluating how best to bring external insights.”

  15. Insider

    Twitter appears to disband council responsible for recommending safety measures amid uptick in hate speech on the site (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The move comes after three members of the Trust and Safety Council quit, citing a "decline" in the safety of Twitter's users since Musk took over.

  16. Engadget

    Twitter disbands its Trust and Safety Council of external advisors (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council via email and less than an hour before its members' Zoom meeting with the company's executives..

  17. CBS News

    Twitter disbands Trust and Safety Council (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The advisory group of around 100 independent organizations was formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide and other problems on the platform.

  18. Breitbart News

    Elon Musk's Twitter Dissolves Trust and Safety Council (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Elon Musk's Twitter dissolved its Trust and Safety Council on Monday night. This comes days after three members of the council announced their resignation saying that contrary to Elon Musk's claims, "the safety and wellbeing of Twitter's users are on the decline."

  19. The Times of Israel

    Musk’s Twitter disbands advisory panel on hate speech, other problematic content (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Members of Trust and Safety Council informed of move shortly before scheduled meeting with representatives from the social media firm

  20. Washington Times

    Elon Musk dissolves Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform.

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