The Trust and Safety Council, a coalition of around 100 independent civil rights, human rights, and other organisations that Twitter founded in 2016 to address issues like hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm, and other issues on the platform, has been disbanded.

 The council members spoke to The Associated Press under the condition of anonymity out of concern for retaliation. They provided images of the email from Twitter. The council is 'not the best structure to do this,' according to the email, which stated that Twitter was 'reevaluating how best to introduce external insights.'

The email, which was signed 'Twitter,' stated that 'our work to make Twitter a safe, informative place will be moving quicker and more aggressively than ever before and we will continue to encourage your thoughts moving forward about how to achieve this aim.' The volunteer group provided insight and suggestions for how Twitter should better combat abuse, xenophobia, and other problems, but it lacked formal decision-making authority and didn't look into specific content disputes. 
Mr. Musk initially stated he would create a new 'content moderation council' to assist in making big choices shortly after purchasing Twitter for $44 billion in late October, but he then altered his mind.

 The Trust and Safety Council for Twitter was a group of volunteers who, when contacted by Twitter staff, gave up their time over a long period of time to provide guidance on a variety of online dangers and safety issues. It was never a ruling body or a decision-making body. San Francisco-based Twitter, which confirmed the meeting with the council on Thursday, promised a 'open conversation and Q&A' with staff members, including the newly appointed director of trust and safety, Ella Irwin.