LaffyDec 24, 2022

Pressure works:

Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after Reuters report

#Twitter restored a feature that promoted #SuicidePrevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-restores-suicide-prevention-feature-after-reuters-report-2022-12-24/

Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after Reuters report

Twitter Inc has restored a feature that promotes suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal.

Reuters
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@GottaLaff the question should still be asked, what were they thinking? How are these decisions being made? is there any adult supervision? Is this how safety decisions are being made at other companies?
Dec 24, 2022 at 4:30pmWeb
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@mral He was cost cutting.
Show threadALDec 24, 2022
@GottaLaff yea I'm sure, I guess in todays world that justifies everything. I would like to see the spreadsheet.
Show threadLaffyDec 24, 2022
@mral In his mind it does. Oh wait. Did I say he had a mind? My bad.