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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Ed Morrissey: Twitter’s Inverted Assessment of Risk
Description: Media outlets erupted in outrage at an accusation from Elon Musk about Yoel Roth’s work as the top trust and safety officer at Twitter. Musk claimed Roth ignored child abuse and exploitation, citing his Ph.D. dissertation as evidence—where Roth argued gay hook-up platforms should remain accessible to gay and queer minors. Yes: Roth did argue that the platforms should develop safety protocols to keep them from being engaged by older users and allow them a “safe space” to find each other. But Roth’s media defenders missed the point: He also argued that the pla...