After publication of this story, Twitter head of trust and safety Ella Irwin told Reuters in an email that "we have been fixing and revamping our prompts.
The removal of the feature, known as #ThereIsHelp, had not been previously reported.
Its elimination had led to increased concerns about the well-being of vulnerable users on Twitter.
AIDS United said a webpage that the Twitter feature linked to attracted about 70 views a day until Dec. 18.
The sources with knowledge of Musk's decision to order the removal of the feature declined to be named because they feared retaliation.
Twitter had launched some prompts about five years ago and some had been available in over 30 countries, according to company tweets.
Musk has said he wants to combat child sexual abuse content on Twitter and has criticized the previous ownership's handling of the issue. »
