Twitter end secret employee forum posts after HR nightmare

It has recently come to light that last year, Twitter, an employer of circa 3,500 people, forced employees to reveal their identities when posting concerns on an online employee forum.

The decision came after an employee anonymously questioned Twitter’s support for LGBTQ causes. The forum had also been used to question CEO Jack Dorsey’s leadership and layoffs at the firm – Gizmodo reports.

The forum still exists but employees now have to post using their real identity. This is unlike the user-side of Twitter, where ‘tweeters’ can post under a pseudonym.

A Twitter spokesperson said: “Employees at Twitter have various resources through which to discuss matters that are important to them, and there are ways to voice issues anonymously if they choose to do so.”