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Twitter Inc made further staff cuts in the trust and safety team handling global content moderation and in the unit related to hate speech and harassment, Bloomberg news reported on Saturday. At least a dozen more cuts on Friday night affected workers in the company's Dublin and Singapore offices, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Those laid off at the social media platform owned by Elon Musk include Nur Azhar Bin Ayob, a relatively recent hire as head of site integrity for the Asia-Pacific region, and Analuisa Dominguez, Twitter's senior director of revenue policy, Bloomberg reported. Workers on teams handling policy on misinformation, global appeals and state media on the platform were also eliminated, the report added. Twitter's vice president of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, confirmed to Reuters that Twitter made some cuts in the trust and safety team on Friday night but did not give details. "We have thousands of people wi...

Telecommunications company Optus has laid off about 150 employees at an Adelaide call centre. The Optus staff were told on Wednesday morning their employment would end in four weeks. Workers told 7NEWS the company’s decision came as a shock, as some of them had only been hired and trained about three months ago. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> The call centre employs a total of about 400 staff members. Some employees have been with the company for 25-years. Optus has recently undertaken a review to “simplify” its operations. “As part of this review, we are realigning teams which will impact some roles across our business,” the company said “This has been a challenging decision to make, but necessary to strengthen our Business .” Optus said it will redeploy some individuals whose roles have been made redundant. But it would not confirm the number of staff affected by the decision. Staff who spoke to 7NEWS said they can’t understand the move, given Adelaid...