Elon Musk Twitter leak raises concern about outside data access


The watermarked screenshots, taken since Dec 7, 2022, raised concerns about whether Weiss had access to Irwin’s internal account, which would also mean access to sensitive information like a user’s private messages, according to people with knowledge of Twitter’s systems. — AP

Elon Musk is giving outside writers unprecedented access to internal Twitter Inc information, instructing the current head of trust and safety to provide screenshots of users’ accounts.

Screenshots showing internal systems restricted to a relatively small number of people in charge of moderating content were shared by journalist Bari Weiss on Dec 8. The images carry a watermark – a translucent label – indicating they were taken from the employee view of Twitter’s trust and safety head, Ella Irwin.

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