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A perfect storm: is X’s mass axing of safety staff behind ‘hate spike’ after Musk’s buy?

The platform’s global trust and safety staff have been reduced by a third, including an 80% reduction in the number of safety engineers, since the acquisition, parent company X Corp told Australian online watchdog eSafety Commission.

Musk aims to transform X into financial powerhouse by mid-2024

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said that social media platform X intends to begin service as a financial platform by mid-2024, pending approval of licences, reported Sputnik.

[UPDATED] Social media platform X down for users globally

Social media platform X and X Pro are suffering global outages that started around 1.45pm local time, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

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