I Was the Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter. This Is What Could Become of It

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Yoel Roth publicly stood by Musk after the takeover, but resigned shortly after. He was in this November 9th Twitter Space with Musk: https://twitter.com/robinw/status/1590403084513333249

And though you might expect an anti-Musk tirade, it's actually quite a thoughtful essay.

Indeed. Thoughtful essay laying out why the changes at Twitter might in the end be rather less stark than some people anticipate – due to the influence of the legislative environment and the leverage of Apple's and Google's app stores.

Quite even-handed about Musk.

> why the changes at Twitter might in the end be rather less stark than some people anticipate

IMO, reading between the lines a little, the deeper message is a criticism of Musk's decision to make moderation decisions before he creates the Content Moderation Council he promised. Without that council to shield Twitter's brand from being damaged by its moderation decisions (or account reinstatements), he seems to expect Apple to pull Twitter from the App Store. I think it's quite telling he ended the piece with that.

How about having Apple be on the council? Otherwise, they effectively have a veto. Or how about Twitter getting rid of their apps so that they're not held hostage? They're not selling anything, so it seems that the app marketplaces only add censorship risk. If in the future they do start selling something, it can be a new app decoupled from tweets.

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