Job cuts at Twitter spur concerns about US midterms, human rights

Elon Musk’s broad-based cuts at Twitter Inc. are leading current and former employees to question whether the social network will have the resources to keep crucial systems like content moderation running effectively, including during the US midterm elections on Tuesday.
 

Musk on Thursday and Friday slashed over half the staff, affecting almost every team at the company. Product and engineering teams were gutted by well over 50%, according to two sources, and other groups — like communications, marketing, human rights and diversity — were almost completely eliminated. Those who were suddenly restricted from email and Slack were left frantically messaging