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Twitter is overhauling its spam-fighting team in the wake of an explosive whistleblower complaint by former head of security Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, Reuters first reported.
Twitter is merging a team that combats toxic content, called the "health experience" team, with its "service" team, which is responsible for taking down spam accounts, the company confirmed to Insider.
The combined team will be called "health products and services," according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. It will be led by Ella Irwin, vice president of product for health and Twitter service, who said in the memo that it will "ruthlessly prioritize" projects.
One of Zatko's whistleblower complaints, published Tuesday, accused Twitter of under-resourcing teams tasked with taking down spam accounts, saying they were "overworked, inefficient, understaffed, and reactive" during his time at the company.
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