Reuters reported that the safety option feature, which guides people searching for specific content on Twitter, such as a suicide prevention hotline, has been removed at the direction of Twitter CEO Elon Musk.
The removed feature is known as #ThereIsHelp, and if you search for something specific, it will appear at the top for help with mental health, AIDS, child sexual exploitation, COVID-19, sexual assault, natural disasters, free speech, and more. Provides contact information for national organizations and social groups in the country.
Ella Irwin, head of trust and safety at Twitter, explained in an email about the deletion of the help prompts feature, "We are revising and revamping the prompts feature. It was temporarily removed for work, but we expect the feature to be restored next week." I did.
Aileani Abdul Rahman, who participated in the recently disbanded Twitter Content Advisory Group, said, “It is very disconcerting and shocking that the help message function has disappeared.” pointed out.
The likes of Twitter, Google and Facebook have provided features that direct you to agencies or organizations that can help, such as government hotlines, if you suspect you are in danger.