On Halloween, Elon Musk recommended that everyone on Twitter follow Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of Trust and Safety.
I recommend following @yoyoel for the most accurate understanding of what’s happening with trust & safety at Twitter
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2022
Conservatives asked Musk to rethink that recommendation. Roth has had some very interesting opinions about Republicans and conservatives, tweeting that “I’m just saying, we fly over those states that voted for a racist tangerine for a reason.” And the original Women’s March inspired him to tweet that “Yes, that person in the pink hat is clearly a bigger threat to your brand of feminism than ACTUAL NAZIS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.”
Reported, Roth is leaving the company, and we’re not a bid sad about it:
JUST IN – Twitter's head of "Trust and Safety" Yoel Roth and head of sales Robin Wheeler are departing the company — WSJ
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) November 10, 2022
Good. "Truth & Safety" is a euphemism that would make Orwell blush. https://t.co/uW8dRKSsWh
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) November 10, 2022
Good!
— Danielle (@daniellemerrim1) November 10, 2022
Change is good 👌🏽
— Muzzik (@RealMuzzik) November 10, 2022
— * (@_measly) November 10, 2022
GOOD! 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/XE6t7Ie7fA
— Hey Boo Boo🗣🇺🇸 (@HeyBooBoo16) November 10, 2022
Based
— meme tester MDE.TV (@mrharoldbaldrie) November 10, 2022
Maybe somebody just found out 🤣 pic.twitter.com/2tdKQPjs8k
— A Clown New World (@ClownNewWorld) November 10, 2022
Bout time
— The Dank Knight 🦇 (@capeandcowell) November 10, 2022
Great news
— James Bowman (@james10367) November 10, 2022
Head of Trust and Safety is a euphemism for Head of Censorship and Propaganda.
— Grief & Trauma Healing with Heather (@EFTwithHeather) November 10, 2022
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The irony of those job titles..
— Ryan (@offgriddesigner) November 10, 2022
During the space yesterday I remember thinking “I hope he fires this guy” every time that Yoel guy spoke.
— Maxine Demienne (@MaxDemian36) November 10, 2022
What a shame. Anyway…
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) November 10, 2022
Should’ve been some of the first fired.
— 🌞Jersey Shore⛱️ 🇺🇸Red, White & Blue🇺🇸 (@elliott_correia) November 10, 2022
But who will protect my safety now?
— Blind Bill (Trusted News Source™️) (@billthereporter) November 10, 2022
This is great news for Twitter going forward. We have no idea why Musk kept the guy on.
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Editor’s Note: Republican voters deserve answers and accountability for the failed red wave.
Related:
Elon Musk’s suggested follow understandably has conservatives urging him to ‘rethink this one’ https://t.co/G2doaP9Jfr
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 1, 2022