Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter has been tumultuous, with the recent departure of Ella Irwin, the head of trust and safety, coming after Musk publicly rebuked the platform's decision to limit the reach of a transphobic video. The incident has raised questions about Twitter's commitment to protecting its users from hate speech and other forms of abuse, and it remains to be seen how the platform will respond.
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US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has had her Twitter account temporarily restricted after posting a graphic that referred to a “Trans Day of Vengeance” following a school shooting in Nashville. Twitter has removed more than 5,000 tweets and retweets of the graphic and the suspension is expected to last for seven days. The incident has sparked debate among social media users over how social media companies should handle controversial content posted by public figures.