Twitter's head of trust and safety has resigned after owner Elon Musk criticized content moderators for labeling an "anti-trans" video as "hateful conduct."

A top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation is leaving the company after Musk criticism

Twitter has snapped up senior NBCUniversal executive Joe Benarroch, as Elon Musk continues to shake up the social media platform's top team. Mr Benarroch starts the role on Monday, focussing on business operations. It comes less than a month after NBCUniversal's head of advertising Linda Yaccarino was named as Twitter's new chief executive.

A top Twitter executive resigned this week after Elon Musk criticized the safety and content moderation team's handling of tweets about a documentary called “What is a Woman?"

Ella Irwin, Twitter’s head of trust and safety, confirmed her resignation in a pair of tweets late Friday. She did not say in the message why she was leaving.