- Elon Musk bought Twitter Monday and could shift its approach to content moderation.
- One key architect of those content policies is lawyer Vijaya Gadde.
- Gadde cried during a meeting Monday discussing the acquisition, Politico reported Tuesday, citing "three people familiar with the meeting."
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Twitter's top lawyer and a key voice in decisions such as banning President Donald Trump from the platform became emotional and cried in a meeting with employees discussing Elon Musk's acquisition of the platform on Monday, Politico reported Tuesday.
Vijaya Gadde, Twitter's head of legal, policy and trust, is said to have played a large role in content moderation at Twitter, advising former CEO Jack Dorsey, and helping negotiate the deal between Musk and Twitter.
Gadde met virtually with employees she supervises in legal and policy on Monday to discuss the buy, Politico reported.
She "acknowledged that there are significant uncertainties about what the company will look like under Musk's leadership," the outlet wrote, citing "three people familiar with the meeting."
The sources told Politico that Gadde cried while relaying concerns about changes to Twitter.
She also reportedly said she was proud of the employees and...
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