[Thread] Sources and chats in anonymous workplace app Blind: Twitter is asking some laid off employees to come back, including for “some Android and iOS help” (Casey Newton/@caseynewton)

Casey Newton / @caseynewton:
Sources: Twitter has eliminated ~4,400 of its ~5,500 contract staff, with cuts expected to significantly impact content moderation and the core infrastructure  —  Update: company sources tell me that yesterday Twitter eliminated ~4,400 of its ~5,500 contract employees, with cuts expected to have significant impact to content moderation and the core infrastructure services that keep the site up and running. People inside are stunned.

Casey Newton / @caseynewton:
[Thread] Sources: ~20 Twitter employees who criticized Elon Musk in Twitter’s Slack channels were fired overnight via email  —  NEW: Employees who have criticized Elon Musk in Twitter’s Slack channels were fired overnight over email. “We regret to inform you that your employment is terminated immediately,” they’re being told over email. “Your recent behavior has violated company policy.”

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Meta plans to test Discord-like “Community Chats” in Messenger and Facebook Groups, offering categories, audio and video channels, admin-only chats, and more  —  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this morning that “Community Chats” are coming to Messenger and Facebook Groups.

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Sources: Twitter staff are yet to receive a single official message since Musk took over and are relying on media reports, Musk’s tweets, and private chats  —  Rumors swirl on anonymous apps amid silence from Elon Musk’s leadership team as layoffs loom  —  With rumors of impending layoffs …

Nico Grant / New York Times:
Ahead of the US midterms, researchers say YouTube, which often flies under the radar, has misinformation blind spots that allow false narratives to slip through  —  The video platform said it had limited the spread of misinformation ahead of Election Day, but new research showed that false narratives continued to slip through.

Juro Osawa / The Information:
Sea Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest internet firm by revenue and market value, has laid off 7,000+ employees, or ~10% of its staff, over the past six months  —  Sea Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest internet company by revenue and market value, has laid off more than 7,000 employees …