Twitter’s top lawyer reassures staff, cries during meeting about Musk takeover

[Elderberry]

Politico By Emily Birnbaum and Betsy Woodruff Swan 4/26/2022

Vijaya Gadde, a key executive involved in decisions to remove former President Donald Trump and ban political advertising, expressed uncertainty about the future of the platform.

Monday was an emotional day at Twitter — even for its executives.

Shortly after billionaire Elon Musk bought the powerful social media platform, top Twitter lawyer Vijaya Gadde called a virtual meeting with the policy and legal teams she oversees to discuss what the new ownership could mean for them.

Gadde cried during the meeting as she expressed concerns about how the company could change, according to three people familiar with the meeting. She acknowledged that there are significant uncertainties about what the company will look like under Musk’s leadership.

Gadde, who has worked at Twitter since 2011, is the key executive charged with overseeing Twitter’s trust and safety, legal and public policy functions. She is seen internally as Twitter’s “moral authority” and the executive tasked with handling sensitive issues like harassment and dangerous speech.

Gadde played a leading role in negotiating the deal between Twitter and Musk, according to one person familiar with the dynamics.

She has shepherded Twitter through some of its most contentious political battles, including the decisions to remove all political advertising and to boot former President Donald Trump from the platform in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill — a position that has earned her devoted fans within Twitter, as well as a large contingent of right-wing critics.

More: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/26/twitters-top-lawyer-reassures-staff-cries-during-meeting-about-musk-takeover-00027931

[Kamaji]

Not much of a "moral authority".

[Wingnut]

Who names their kid after a female body part?

[Kamaji]

Who names their kid after a female body part?

It's an anglicization of a Hindi name, विजयी, which means victorious.

[DefiantMassRINO]

So we a have foreign-born corporate lawyer deciding what is "free speech" in America?

[Kamaji]

So we a have foreign-born corporate lawyer deciding what is "free speech" in America?

Why would you assume she was foreign-born?  And even arguendo she is foreign-born, why would that make her incapable of understanding what "free speech" is?  We have innumerable examples of home-grown idiots, including many who went to law school, who are clearly incapable of understanding that "free speech" is - they generally call themselves liberals.

[cato potatoe]

No need for tears.  Hillary can help them acid wash any problematic hard drives.

[DefiantMassRINO]

... because she is foreign-born:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijaya_Gadde

Foreign nationals bring their birth-nation's values and traditions with them.  Her view of "free speech" may be formed by an subconscious bias towards the laws and legal traditions of India and colonial Britain.

[Kamaji]

... because she is foreign-born:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijaya_Gadde

Foreign nationals bring their birth-nation's values and traditions with them.  Her view of "free speech" may be formed by an subconscious bias towards the laws and legal traditions of India and colonial Britain.

Being foreign-born does not mean that one cannot develop an appreciation for what "free speech" truly means, regardless of what traditions one brings with them.  In fact, oftentimes, it is the outsider who has the clearest, most objective view of things.

What she suffers from is political, and is mostly home-grown, not something she brought with her.

[Cyber Liberty]

Gadde, who has worked at Twitter since 2011, is the key executive charged with overseeing Twitter’s trust and safety, legal and public policy functions. She is seen internally as Twitter’s “moral authority” and the executive tasked with handling sensitive issues like harassment and dangerous speech.

So she's been a willing tool of the left for 11 years.  Tears during a Zoom call are an insufficient price to pay.

[GtHawk]

So we a have foreign-born corporate lawyer deciding what is "free speech" in America?

Probably the reason for the tears is they know they will soon be Twitter's former top lawyer. I doubt any of the employees that so joyfully enacted and enabled the silencing of users whose politics or views were not socialist approved will remain employed by Musk.

Might I recommend a safe place for all the poor little ones?

[catfish1957]

I expect a 90% sabotage rate of employees on the platform. 

Musk needs to bleach the place until sterile.

[Wingnut]

Musk needs to pull a Carl Icahn!


https://www.westernjournal.com/elon-drops-hammer-twitter-fire-12-floors-people-exactly/

[Fishrrman]

"top Twitter lawyer Vijaya Gadde called a virtual meeting with the policy and legal teams she oversees to discuss what the new ownership could mean for them."

I predict that what "new ownership" means for Ms. Gadde is that she'll be preppin' her resume quite soon...

[Right_in_Virginia]

Nick Freitas
@NickForVA

When the most terrifying threat to your political ideology is “free speech,” maybe you should reconsider your political ideology.

9:01 PM · Apr 26, 2022·Twitter for iPhone