Twitter layoffs raise questions about future of infrastructure and moderation

With advertisers cutting ties and pressure to pay back loans worth $13bn, the new direction for revenue has come under questioning

Layoffs of hundreds of Twitter employees have raised alarm about the future of the platform as it continues to restructure under the ownership of Elon Musk, who purchased the company for $44bn last week.

Musk, upon taking the helm of Twitter has made sweeping changes to the company, on Friday beginning mass layoffs across a number of sections - including marketing, product, engineering, legal and trust and safety.