“It is a very, very challenging and complex problem to try to mitigate the harmful effects of all that disinformation. And I cannot think of a worse time for Elon Musk to cut off Twitter's resources at the knees.” Via WIREDUK
It’s incredible to Perez that Musk has taken the decision to slash headcount at Twitter by half just days before the US midterm elections, potentially leaving the platform open to manipulation. “I have a hard time imagining that it will not have a material impact, because you just cannot do that very, very complex work without having enough people,” he says.
González said that Free Press had been pressing Twitter since the summer to fully enforce its election integrity plan—and that showing staff the door undermines that plan. Never mind getting the mind-space to do their work amid a maelstrom, there’s also the simple issue of whether there are enough staff there to handle what the election may bring.
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