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X Fires Its Election Team Before a Huge Election Year

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Twitter, now known as X, has fired its head of threat intelligence and four members of the team responsible for combating disinformation and misinformation. This comes just before the US Republican primaries for the 2024 American election cycle and a year in which over 50 countries will have elections. The move has raised concerns about the platform's ability to respond to election threats. The firings also coincide with the company rolling back a feature that allowed users to report tweets containing hate speech or misinformation, and its withdrawal from a voluntary commitment to fight disinformation in Europe.