X says it will hire 100 full-time employees for a new trust and security office in Austin, Texas. According to a report on Saturday Bloomberg. The plan comes, as the article notes, just a few days before the meeting planned by executive director Linda Yaccarino. January 31 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee over X's handling of child sexual exploitation restraint.
The team would reportedly focus primarily on CSE and would be the first proper trust and security team since Elon Musk destroyed it shortly after purchasing the platform formerly known as Twitter. x updated a blog post on his CSE moderation approach to also mention the new office yesterday, although he does not reveal what the new team will do or when the office will open.
The company's head of commercial operations, Joe Benarroch, said Bloomberg that the team will also help with other moderation measures, such as those banning hate speech. TO content moderation job posting for X in Austin says moderators will investigate issues like “spam and fraud” and provide customer support.
