qatar wanted this world cup to help cement its growing global influence in the west, and it s been stung by some of the criticism. others, however, fear football s showpiece is about to be used. rarely has the build up to this event felt quite so divisive. the white house has urged twitter to explain how it s ensuring the safety of user data after mass resignations at the firm. employees have been told by email that they can t get into offices, and have had their badge access disabled until monday. twitter s new owner elon musk has told staff they must agree to work long hours at high intensity, or leave. james clayton reports from san francisco. 30 seconds left. 35 seconds. these employees are counting down the seconds before they leave twitter s offices for good. i ve been here nine years and nine months now. when elon musk bought twitter three weeks ago for £37 billion, he walked into the office holding a sink.
there s this kind of queasy feeling around it at the moment. there are significant issues around this world cup, obviously, with human rights issues, what s happened with the building of the stadiums and workers rights and homophobia. well, i think it is tainted. but current players have had their say too, with england and wales among a number of teams who will wear armbands as part of a non discrimination campaign in a country where being gay is illegal. i think any gay fans coming here would be safe. sadly, some of ourfan groups, three lions pride, most of the members have decided not to come. that s their personal decision, but we have repeatedly asked for assurances that gay fans would be safe here and we understand they will be. you have had the reassurances that you need? right from the top of the country, yes. qatar wanted this world cup to help boost its growing global influence and it s been stung by some of the criticism. others, however, fear football s showpiece is about t
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