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Twitter Employees Told to Stay Away From the Office as Layoffs Commence

They'll know their status by 9am local time Friday, email says

(Newser) - The mass Twitter layoffs start Friday, according to a memo sent to employees of the social media company Thursday night and seen by the New York Times , the Washington Post , and CNN . New CEO Elon Musk reportedly plans to cut the company's workforce in half , and the email—which...

Stephen King: Elon Musk Is Like Tom Sawyer

It's not exactly a compliment in this context

(Newser) - One of the more unexpected results of Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter is the exchange unfolding between him and Stephen King over the platform's proposed changes. It began when King publicly balked at rumors of a $20 monthly fee for verified users, and Musk responded by dropping that...

'I Seem to Have Gotten Under a Certain Billionaire's Skin': AOC

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elon Musk go at it over Twitter's proposed $8 fee for verification badge

(Newser) - Elon Musk has been getting his fair share of complaints since he took over Twitter, and he seems annoyed by his latest detractor. After announcing earlier this week that verified users of the social media platform will likely have to pay $8 a month to keep their blue-check icon, Rep....

Report: 50% of Twitter Workers Will Lose Their Jobs on Friday

Elon Musk also plans to end 'work from anywhere' policy, sources say

(Newser) - Reports that Elon Musk plans to cut somewhere between 25% and 75% of Twitter's workforce were on the nose, sources tell Bloomberg . The insiders say Musk plans to cut 50% of jobs at the company and around 3,700 affected employees will be informed on Friday. According to Bloomberg'...

Musk Offers Update on Banned Twitter Accounts

Suspended tweeters won't be reviewed for reinstatement for 'at least a few more weeks'

(Newser) - With the midterms less than a week away, Twitter has a daunting task at hand: to keep misinformation on candidates, campaigns, and races to a minimum. Yoel Roth, the social media platform's head of safety and integrity, addressed the issue on Tuesday evening, noting that Twitter is "staying...

Musk: Twitter Is Ditching 'Lords & Peasants' System

He says $8 per month will buy verification, priority in searches

(Newser) - Elon Musk appears to have settled on $8 per month as the price of verification on Twitter. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Musk set out a plan for a new version of verification through the Twitter Blue subscription service, CNBC reports. He slammed the "current lords &...

Elon Musk Fires Twitter's Board of Directors

Owner is now the company's only director

(Newser) - Elon Musk is now the sole director of Twitter. According to a securities filing Monday, the company's nine-member board of directors has been dissolved following Musk's takeover of the company, the Wall Street Journal reports. The filing states that the nine, including ousted CEO Parag Agrawal, are no...

Report: Musk Plans to Charge for Twitter Verification

Sources say 'revamped' service will cost $20 a month

(Newser) - New Twitter owner Elon Musk is planning to change the platform's verification process, though it's not clear what form the changes to the "blue tick" system will take. "The whole verification process is being revamped right now," Musk tweeted Sunday in response to spaceflight photographer...

Musk Joins Roger Stone in Doubting Attack on Pelosi

Twitter's new owner linked to misinformation

(Newser) - Elon Musk, who faces widespread doubts about his commitment to minimize hate speech and misinformation on Twitter, became one of the spreaders on Sunday, days after assuming ownership of the site. In a tweet, the billionaire sent followers to an article with baseless claims involving the violent attack on Paul...

A Tuesday Deadline May Be Bad News for Twitter Staffers

They'll get stock options that day, unless Elon Musk lays them off first

(Newser) - When his takeover of Twitter became official, Elon Musk wasted no time in firing its top execs . Now rank-and-file workers may have an anxious few days. The New York Times reports that Musk planned to begin promised layoffs this weekend, in part because of a looming deadline. Twitter employees are...

After Musk Takes Twitter Helm, Hate Speech Proliferates

New owner says he's going to form a 'content moderation council'

(Newser) - As the new owner of Twitter , Elon Musk has vowed to champion free speech without turning the social media platform into a "hellscape." Just hours into his tenure at the helm, however, the hellscape appeared to be winning out. The Washington Post and Vice report on the racist,...

Trump Sounds Happy About Musk's Twitter Takeover

Former president praises 'sane hands,' but doesn't say whether he would return if allowed

(Newser) - Twitter is now officially in the hands of Elon Musk , who has said former President Trump's ban from the "left-biased" platform over his comments praising Jan. 6 rioters was a "mistake." The big question now is whether Trump will return to Twitter, where he counted nearly...

Late-Night Hosts Couldn't Resist Poking at Ye

Late-night hosts pick fun at 'desperate' Kanye West, Elon Musk's sink

(Newser) - Late-night hosts had a field day with Kanye West and Elon Musk Thursday night, with Stephen Colbert announcing West wasn’t just restricted from social media platforms but was now banned from The Late Show . "I had to do it now because I was afraid that he would just...

Elon Musk Closes Twitter Deal, Fires Top Execs

Leading to even more uncertainty around what comes next

(Newser) - Elon Musk's $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter closed Thursday night, and sources tell the Washington Post and other outlets that to kick things off, Musk fired a few of the social network's top executives. According to the sources, it was CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and...

Musk: I'm Buying Twitter to 'Try to Help Humanity'

He tells advertisers he won't let platform become a 'free-for-all hellscape'

(Newser) - Friday is the court-ordered deadline for Elon Musk to buy Twitter—and he's already talking about the acquisition. In a "Dear Twitter Advertisers" statement that Musk tweeted on Thursday, he reassured them that he won't allow it to become a "free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be...

'Chief Twit' Makes Himself at Home in Twitter's HQ

Elon Musk walks the halls before deal closes

(Newser) - It's not clear how welcome he is by employees—considering his plan to cut most of them—but Elon Musk has arrived at Twitter, walking around its San Francisco headquarters and meeting the staff. As proof, the billionaire posting a video clip Wednesday showing him entering the building while...

Musk's Plan: Cut 75% of Twitter's Staff

If sale falls through, company still wants to reduce payroll by 25%

(Newser) - Elon Musk plans to cut as much as 75% of the staff if he takes over Twitter, a reduction analysts said would be certain to affect millions of users. If his takeover fails, the Washington Post reports, Twitter's management still plans to reduce the workforce by nearly one-fourth. Musk'...

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Fiona Hill: Putin May Be Playing Elon Musk

'It’s very clear that Elon Musk is transmitting a message' for the Russian leader

(Newser) - Fiona Hill has advised presidents of both parties and is, as Politico points out, renowned for her knowledge of Russia in general and Vladimir Putin in particular. In a lengthy interview with the outlet, Hill doesn't have much good news to impart about the Ukraine war. "There is...

Musk Flops, Apparently, on Paying for Starlink

SpaceX founder tried to get Pentagon to step in on program in Ukraine

(Newser) - He may have sounded a little bitter about the whole thing, but Elon Musk nonetheless said Saturday that SpaceX will keep covering the cost of its Starlink satellite terminals in Ukraine. "The hell with it … even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions...

SpaceX: We Can't Keep Paying for Ukraine Satellites

CNN reports the company wants Pentagon to start picking up the tab for Starlink

(Newser) - Last Friday, Elon Musk laid out on Twitter how much it's cost his SpaceX company this year to donate 20,000 or so Starlink satellite units to Ukraine: roughly $80 million, with projections by Musk that the figure will exceed $100 million by year's end. Now, it looks...

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