Eirliani A RahmanDec 23, 2022

#Musk removed the #ThereIsHelp prompt on #Twitter this week. This prompt helped users get support on issues like #suicideprevention and #mentalhealth, #HIV, #vaccines, child sexual exploitation, #COVID-19, gender-based violence. My interview just out in #Reuters:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-orders-removal-twitter-suicide-prevention-feature-sources-say-2022-12-23/

The pressure worked, folks! Update: #ThereIsHelp has been reinstated.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-restores-suicide-prevention-feature-after-reuters-report-2022-12-24/

Exclusive: Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, says it's under revamp

Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the matter who said it was ordered by new owner Elon Musk.

Reuters
Show threadConcerned CanuckDec 24, 2022

Eirlani, whenever any of these billionaire overlords does something like this, regardless of how bizarre, I always ask, "what are they going to get out of this and why are they doing it?" Usually the answer is either more power, or more money, but in this case it just seems to be for pure spite. Do you have any idea why he would do this?

@eirliani

Show threadEirliani A Rahman
@ryanfen Ryan, I frankly do not know. Perhaps if we raise enough of a ruckus, they might bring it back. Who knows.
Dec 24, 2022 at 1:16amWeb