In an open message published on Saturday, Volcker Turk, the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations, and Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, called to ensure respect for the social network of human rights.
“Like other businesses, Twitter must recognise the harm caused by its platform and take action to rectify it. Regarding the use of and development of the platform, the safety barrier must be respected.
In a nutshell, I ask you to make sure that under your direction, human rights become a top priority at Twitter “.
Turk stated in his message that the revelations regarding the platform’s whole human rights staff “were not, in my view, was not a good start.
The United Nations Commissioner said “alarm and concern about our public digital space and Twitter’s place in it.
And because it had more than 25,000 followers, it was posted by leaving an open message on Twitter.
The Commissioner outlined six fundamental human rights principles and encouraged Mask to include them into the Twitter operating system. Among these principles is the protection of freedom of expression, privacy and ensuring transparency.
As part of the platform’s overhaul of the verification system under the direction of its new owner, Elon Musk, Twitter introduced a membership service on Saturday for $8 per month to earn the blue mark of the verified accounts.
In an update of the iOS system on Apple devices, Twitter announced that the users who “share now” can get a blue verification mark next to their names, “just like celebrities, companies and politicians.
Musk made fun of Twitter users’ willingness to pay $8 for a coffee drink and their displeasure at having to pay the same amount to maintain their blue mark in a tweet.
Musk started separating hundreds of Twitter employees, on Friday, and four days before the midterm elections, including members of the teams working on the American elections and adjusting the content on the social media platform.
On Friday, there were a tonne of tweets from the podium, and several workers used hashtags to spread the word as other workers claimed they had been left behind.
Many of those who were previously demobilized have worked in higher departments, including public policy, trust, safety, communications, engineering, marketing and human resources..
The UN calls for a mask to ensure that Twitter upholds human rights.
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