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Elon Musk has taken a lot of heat since his acquisition of Twitter and he has been criticised by several personalities, including senators and former employees, for his decisions taken in view of how the company works. In the latest development, one of the four founding members of the social media company has said that … Read more
Elon Musk bought Twitter in October last year and since his acquisition, he has been addressed by multiple names, including “Chief Twit”, and “Twitter boss” among others. The billionaire recently changed his name to Mr Tweet and tweeted that Twitter is not letting him change his name, meaning he could be stuck with that name … Read more
Last week, the BBC dropped a documentary titled “India: The Modi Question” which created quite a stir. Multiple reports revealed that the government of India had blocked YouTube videos which shared the documentary. Further, tweets that shared the video were also removed by Twitter on the government’s orders. Twitter users who had shared the links … Read more
Days after finally rolling out Twitter Blue for Android, Elon Musk has indicated that another paid option could soon arrive on Twitter. Musk tweeted that ads were “too big” and “too frequent” on Twitter and that the social media platform would address this soon. “Ads are too frequent on Twitter and too big. Taking steps … Read more
October 28 was the day when Elon Musk officially became the new owner of Twitter. Since then there have been wholesale changes — none bigger than the number of people that work at Twitter. According to a report by CNBC, Twitter now has just 1,300 full-time employees. Twitter 2.0: Drastic reduction in headcount The report … Read more
Twitter is yet to offer compensation to a majority of employees Elon Musk fired soon after his acquisition of Twitter in late October. It was reported that even those who got severance were not happy with what they received. In the latest development, media reports suggest that about 800 ex-employees are seeking damages for the … Read more
Elon Musk has posed more questions on Twitter since his acquisition of the company. He is back with another one and has now asked the Twitterati which social media platform – Instagram or Twitter – is better? A number of users have replied to his question creating a meme fest. Elon Musk posted a question, … Read more
Elon Musk acquired Twitter in late October and soon after acquiring the company, he asked all employees working from home to turn up and start following the “hardcore” working culture in the office. However, things soon went downhill and the company was sued for not paying the rent of its San Francisco headquarter. In what … Read more
Elon Musk-owned Twitter has reportedly considered selling user names to generate new revenue. According to a report in the New York Times, Twitter employees have held conversations about selling some usernames for the service since at least December last year. The report claims to quote people with direct knowledge of the plan. Recently, Musk said … Read more
Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter in late October, and his first order of business was to fire half of the workforce, about 3,500 employees. These sacked employees were expected to receive severance but it appears they are still waiting for the same.Last year on November 4, Musk fired half of the employees across … Read more