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Elon Musk Has Laid Off Many Twitter Employees Charged With Protecting The Midterm Elections
forbes.com ^ | 11/4/22 | Katharine Schwab, Alexandra S. Levine

Posted on 11/04/2022 10:37:10 AM PDT by cotton1706

Teams of employees at Twitter who were responsible for monitoring the upcoming midterm elections on the platform have been decimated as part of mass layoffs implemented today by new owner Elon Musk. Those that remain say they do not have access to critical tools used for certain content moderation decisions, sources in a position to know told Forbes.

As part of his takeover of Twitter, Musk dramatically slashed the company’s workforce on Friday, just days before the 2022 midterm elections. Employees were told Thursday night that they would receive notice the next morning stating whether they were still employed. Multiple now-former employees told Forbes that they were locked out of their computers and work-related accounts before receiving an official email from the company. This morning Twitter exploded with reports from staffers who’d been sacked as part of Musk’s takeover.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
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OH MY, WHAT WILL WE DO WITHOUT SUCH PEOPLE???

We've been electing people since about 1630. We'll all be fine. And probably better off without their insidious interference.

1 posted on 11/04/2022 10:37:10 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Agreed, INGSOC media now has those fewer friends to monitor the election.


2 posted on 11/04/2022 10:38:25 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: cotton1706

Sounds like the government has illegally colluded with private corporations to silence their political opponents.


3 posted on 11/04/2022 10:38:30 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ( We need to “build back better” on the bones and ashes of those forcing us to “Build Back Better.")
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To: cotton1706
Elon Musk Has Laid Off Many Twitter Employees Charged With ProtectingManipulating The Midterm Elections
4 posted on 11/04/2022 10:38:45 AM PDT by throwthebumsout
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To: cotton1706

Great! Bunch of leftist Karens no doubt. But bye.


5 posted on 11/04/2022 10:38:52 AM PDT by toddausauras ( Free Speech or death)
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To: cotton1706

Headline written as if they were the guardians or something.


6 posted on 11/04/2022 10:39:24 AM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (The kernel of our firm's job is to go with lots. - tnlibertarian job offer letter)
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To: cotton1706
Is it possible that a more accurate headline would be:

Elon Musk Has Laid Off Many Twitter Employees Charged With Protecting Influencing The Midterm Elections

7 posted on 11/04/2022 10:39:25 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: cotton1706

Protect the election? Sounds scary to me.


8 posted on 11/04/2022 10:40:04 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: cotton1706

i suspect if they were still there twitter would be deleting the new story about Pelosi and the door. NBC has now taken it down...but still remains on twitter and daily mail


9 posted on 11/04/2022 10:40:17 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: cotton1706

Protecting them for Democrats. Yeah, I can see that.


10 posted on 11/04/2022 10:40:34 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: cotton1706

Charged with protecting the election? Credentialed by what elected body?


11 posted on 11/04/2022 10:40:36 AM PDT by odawg
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Those that remain say they do not have access to critical tools used for certain content moderation decisions,

GOOD

12 posted on 11/04/2022 10:40:58 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

13 posted on 11/04/2022 10:43:01 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: 1Old Pro

My god the meditation rooms at Twitter will be overflowing with heartbroken snowflakes.


14 posted on 11/04/2022 10:43:02 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: cotton1706

“Protecting” or helping Democrats steal?


15 posted on 11/04/2022 10:43:29 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: cotton1706

“Charged with protecting the midterm elections?” More like charged with suppressing any narrative that helps Republicans or hurt Democrats.


16 posted on 11/04/2022 10:43:30 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: cotton1706

Forbes is corrupt media that serves the Deep State.


17 posted on 11/04/2022 10:43:38 AM PDT by silent majority rising
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To: cotton1706

It isn’t twitter’s OR any other media’s job to monitor elections. The only job social media should be doing is providing a platform for folks on ANY side of the aisle to share their ideas with one another. And if someone doesn’t like someone else’s ideas, then they don’t have to listen or read it. Pretty simple even for the simple minded.


18 posted on 11/04/2022 10:43:48 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star)
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To: cotton1706

Uh, protecting them from what, exactly?


19 posted on 11/04/2022 10:44:03 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: cotton1706

“Charged” with protecting the elections??!

What, were they all deputized, cleared and sworn in?

Apparently a new police force we were all unaware of: Jack Dorsey’s personal army.

So they blurt out the truth accidentally.


20 posted on 11/04/2022 10:44:24 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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