Thread by @JohnnaCrider1

Critics of @elonmusk have been wanting to know what good he has done for Twitter.

This🧵is Exhibit A:

Elon Musk prioritized removing child sexual exploitation/ child sexual abuse material (CSE/CSAM) on Twitter.

Under previous ownership, Twitter, at times, said that this material didn’t violate its terms of service. (read on for proof)

When Elon Musk purchased Twitter, he was constantly criticized by former employees, the mainstream media, and other critics.

Many of Twitter’s employees pitched a fit and quit when asked to work hard to make the app better. They complained about free lunch being taken away.

Advertisers such as Balenciaga and GM quit Twitter.

Strangely, Balenciaga had no problems with posting photos of children in fetish gear on Instagram.

CBS News even quit for almost 48 hours.

https://twitter.com/varbmosz/status/1594625432795635712

Yet none of these didn’t seem to take offense when Twitter accidentally promoted ads alongside tweets soliciting CSE/CSAM.

Twitter realized its mistake and emailed the brands--some of which suspended their ad campaigns. reuters.com/technology/exc…

Some advertisers didn’t pause their ad campaigns.

I don’t have the full list of who did and didn’t but the question asked by @elizableu to GM and others who suspended their ad campaigns when Elon Musk bought the app remains:

“Is advertising with Elon Musk worse than with child sexual abuse material?” –@elizableu

In an interview with me for Teslarati, Eliza told me that she was concerned about the narratives that could be created and pushed.

Narratives such as Elon Musk, the ongoing lawsuit against Twitter by John Doe 1 and John Doe 2, and CSAM on Twitter

teslarati.com/twitter-advert…

In the lawsuit against Twitter, JD1&2 were minors when they were sexually abused.

That abuse was videotaped and uploaded to Twitter. The two begged Twitter to take it down.

Twitter refused. As adults, they filed a lawsuit against Twitter earlier this year.

Lawsuit: drive.google.com/file/d/1Cs4eFl…

That Reuters article I just cited mentioned a report. That report was by @andst7 and his team. The report found that:

“To date, Twitter removed only one-third of the accounts we found that publicly shared child pornography links, material, and references and still, more than 400 accounts are active.”

drive.google.com/file/d/1N186UD…

Since buying Twitter, there have been both mass resignations and laying off of staff.

However, the new Twitter has been focused on removing the CSE/CSAM content from its platform. e.

(ignore the random e. floating up there)

In another interview with me, Eliza pointed out two very critical changes that previously, Twitter was slow to make.

One was the updated reporting system. And the others were removing content linked with certain hashtags. There is still a LOT of work to be done, but Eliza told me

“After years of advocating for the minor survivors of Twitter, I’ve never been as hopeful as I am right now”
teslarati.com/twitter-taking…

Following my interview with Eliza, @EvaFoxU interviewed her for Tesmanian.

And Elon Musk, the new CEO of Twitter, responded to Eva’s tweet with “Priority #1”

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1594548607243411456

In her article Eva noted "On October 28, Twitter, with all its problems, many of which were hidden, was sold to Elon Musk. Eliza now had to work with the new CEO to find a solution."

tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmania…

To all of Twitter’s former employees, especially safety, I have some questions for you:

Why is it that @elonmusk, with a skeleton crew, can prioritize removing CSE/CSAM from Twitter more than Twitter did before Elon bought the app?

Why didn’t you prioritize the safety of children on this app?

Why did Twitter refuse to remove videos of children being sexually abused when the victims BEGGED Twitter to?

Why did it take the Department of Homeland Security to convince you to remove videos of children being raped?

@CBSNews, why did you leave Twitter over Elon Musk but didn’t leave over Twitter accidentally showing ads alongside CSAM?

Were you cool with CSAM or just didn’t know?

And if the latter, well you’re the media it’s your job to know these things.

#Balenciaga: Did you leave Twitter over Elon Musk because you knew you could post photos of children in fetish gear on Instagram or was that just a kowinkydink?

For those of you who criticize Elon Musk, know that it’s okay to not like the guy.

But acknowledge the good he has done instead of cherrypicking to create a narrative to justify your hate or dislike.

Correction: I meant to say GM paused ad spending and not quit in this tweet.

GM still uses Twitter. Balenciaga left the app completely.

Wish we could edit threads.

https://twitter.com/JohnnaCrider1/status/1594739637024686083