The sudden departure of Twitter executives tasked with content moderation and brand safety has left the company more vulnerable than ever to hate speech. Following Irwin's departure, the company's head of brand safety and ad quality, A.J. Musk has dramatically downsized the company's workforce and rolled back policies that restricted what kinds of content could circulate. Twitter, under Musk, is the fourth most-hated brand in the U.S. according to the 2023 Axios Harris reputation rankings. Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has recently played down concerns about the prevalence of hate speech on Twitter.

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Persons: Ella Irwin, Brown, Maie, It's, Elon Musk, Musk, Harris, it's, Linda Yaccarino Organizations: Twitter, Elon, NBC News, NBC Universal, SpaceX, CNBC Locations: U.S