a directive of Twitter responsible for security and content management has left the company, presenting his resignation shortly after the owner Elon Musk publicly complained about the handling of messages on topics transgender.
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The departure is an indication of a new whirlwind in the high leadership of Twitter since Musk took over the social network last year.
She irwinboss of Trust and Safety on Twitter, confirmed his resignation in a pair of tweets on Friday night. He did not clarify the reason for his departure, but Musk had criticized the handling of tweets about the documentary of a conservative production company that questions the transgender medical treatment for children and adolescents.
Musk responded to complaints from Jeremy Boringthe co-CEO of the company Daily Wire. Boreing said in tweets and retweets from conservative commentators that Twitter suppressed the film by highlighting the messages that described it as hate speech and by excluding it from trending topic lists, labels most popular of the moment on the social network.
Boreing tweeted that the platform canceled an agreement to release “What is a Woman?” (What is a woman?) due to “two errors of ‘gender misinterpretation’”. Twitter’s rules prohibit intentionally referring to transgender individuals with the wrong gender or name.
“This was a mistake by many people in Twitter. It’s definitely allowed,” he replied. Musk. “Whether one agrees or not with using the pronouns someone’s favorites, failure to do so is at most a rudeness And, by the way, it does not violate any law.”
Irwin tweeted on Friday that “one or two people warned” his departure from the company in the eve, and that there was speculation about whether he was fired or resigned. He said that he would send 24 tweets to explain his departure.
Next tweeted which was joking.
“In all seriousness, yes i quit but this has been an unrepeatable experience and I am grateful to have worked with this amazing team of passionate, creative and hard-working people. I will be rooting for you and Twitter in the future!”