Twitter no longer able to protect users from trolls as layoffs continue

As Elon Musk continues to sack Twitter employees, the micro-blogging platform is in no position now to protect users from trolling, state-driven disinformation campaigns and even child sexual exploitation, the media reported on Monday.

Current and former employees of the company told BBC that tools to protect Twitter users from trolling and harassment are proving difficult to maintain with massive layoffs that have hit content safety, moderation and policy teams hard.

Twitter is down to less than 2,000 employees, from more than 7,500 just a few months ago, as Musk keeps on firing staff.

Hate is now thriving under Musk’s leadership, “with trolls emboldened, harassment intensifying and a spike in accounts following misogynistic and abusive profiles,” the report noted.