Twitter dissolves its Trust and Safety advisory group

The Trust and Safety Council, an advisory body made up of about 100 independent civil rights, human rights, and other organizations, has been disbanded by Elon Musk's Twitter. The council was established in 2016 to address issues like hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm, and other issues on the platform.

On Monday night, the council was supposed to meet with Twitter representatives. However, according to some participants, Twitter told the group through email that it was dissolving it just before the scheduled meeting.

The council members spoke to The Associated Press under the condition of anonymity out of concern for retaliation. They provided images of the email from Twitter. The council is "not the best structure to do this," according to the email, which stated that Twitter was "reevaluating how best to introduce external insights."

“Our work to make Twitter a safe, informative place will be moving faster and more aggressively than ever before and we will continue to welcome your ideas going forward about how to achieve this goal,” said the email, which was signed “Twitter.”

The volunteer committee offered knowledge and recommendations on how Twitter should more effectively tackle hatred, abuse, and other ills, but it lacked any formal ability to make decisions and didn't look into individual content disputes. Musk first stated he would create a new "content moderation committee" to assist in making big choices shortly after purchasing Twitter for $44 billion in late October, but he then altered his mind.

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