 November 10, 2022 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.View original tweet on TwitterA raft of key executives then resigned from the platform."I've made the hard decision to leave Twitter," tweeted chief security officer Lea Kissner, who reportedly stepped down with other key privacy or security executives.Yoel Roth, the site's head of trust and safety, then resigned just a day after staunchly defending Mr Musk's content moderation policy to advertisers.Late on Thursday, Mr Roth's Twitter bio described him as "Former Head of Trust & Safety at @Twitter."Mr Roth had became the public face of Twitter's content moderation after Mr Musk took over. Mr Musk had praised him for defending Twitter's ongoing efforts to fight harmful misinformation and hate speech.I've heard Twitter in its current state described as an aeroplane, mid-flight, without pilots.The sudden departure of the head of trust and safety, the chief information security officer, and both the chief privacy and compliance officers is a dramatic development. It's not clear how soon they will be replaced, while the firm remains this unstable and sweeping job cuts have already been made. From a security perspective, Twitter will, like all big platforms, be a constant target for hackers and bad actors around the world, meaning it cannot afford to take its eye off the ball and it must continue to ensure that its systems are robust, and threats are monitored. As for users' privacy, you don't need me to tell you how important that is. And indeed, as we've seen, the US regulators are already keeping a very close eye on what's going on. Elon Musk, on the other hand, says engagement and user numbers are higher than ever. We only have his word for it - I have to say that anecdotally I'm seeing plenty of Twitter Blue subscribers who seem happy with their new "blue tick". And however many of them there are, that's all fresh income that the firm did not previously){kind=link}
More turmoil is surrounding Elon Musk and Twitter, as high-profile staff quit and the rules about verified accounts keep changing.
People on and off the platform have been raising concerns about the direction Twitter is going in under its new billionaire leader.
And the grey “Official” badges returned less than two days after being removed.
Some users are reporting that the sign-up option for Twitter Blue subscription has disappeared a day after going live.
Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission said it was watching events with “deep concern”.