Elon Musk: Twitter customers enact favour of manager surrendering

‘ Chief Twit’ takes control.

27 October 2022

Musk finishes his $44bn (₤ 38.1 bn) requisition of Twitter, right away shooting a variety of the firm’s magnates and also tweeting “the bird is released”.

Before formally organizing the firm, Musk altered his Twitter account to check out “Chief Twit” and also showed up to Twitter HQ in San Francisco lugging a sink, claiming: “Let that sink in!”

System fights ‘trolling project’.

29 October

After a rise in tweets consisting of racist language, Twitter’s head of count on and also safety and security claims: “Hateful conduct has no area below.” Yoel Roth claims the firm is doing something about it versus customers “associated with this trolling project” to make Twitter risk-free and also inviting for everybody.

Musk shares imprecise tale.

30 October

Musk tweets a short article consisting of a variety of mistakes regarding an assault on the partner people House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi by a hammer-wielding trespasser. The website has a background of posting imprecise tales and also Musk later on erases the tweet after a reaction.

Trump return disregarded – in the meantime.

31 October

With simply over a week to precede the United States midterm political elections, Musk replies to inquiries regarding whether he will certainly restore previous President Donald Trump’s account on Twitter by tweeting: “If I had a buck for each time a person asked me if Trump is returning on this system, Twitter would certainly be producing cash!”

Later that day, Musk participated in a halloween celebration in New York and also presented for photos putting on a “Devil’s champ” outfit.

Objection over membership solution.

1 November

Following records that Twitter will certainly start billing customers to have actually validated accounts, Musk replies to objection from writer Stephen King by claiming: “We require to foot the bill in some way!”.

Musk transfers to reduce personnel numbers.

4 November

Employees at the firm start getting e-mails qualified “Your Role at Twitter” educating them whether they have actually shed their tasks. Replying to information regarding the discharges, Musk claims “sadly there is no option when the firm is shedding over $4M/day”.

Yoel Roth, the head of count on and also safety and security, stated 50% of the firm’s almost 8,000 workers had actually been given up yet looked for to assure customers and also marketers that the system’s small amounts ability stayed undamaged.

Twitter creator breaks silence.

5 November

Twitter founder and also ex-CEO Jack Dorsey damages his silence over the Musk requisition to apologise to personnel that have actually shed their tasks, claiming: “I possess the duty for why everybody remains in this scenario: I expanded the firm dimension also swiftly.”

Suppression on apology accounts.

6 November

Musk introduces that Twitter accounts posing individuals without being plainly classified an apology will certainly be completely put on hold – an adjustment to the previous procedure when accounts were offered a caution.

A variety of accounts that altered their name to “Elon Musk” and also buffooned the billionaire had actually currently been put on hold or put behind an indication.

Cautions regarding Twitter’s survival.

9 November

In his very first e-mail to Twitter personnel, Musk alerts that the “financial image in advance is alarming” and also includes: “Without considerable membership income, there is a great chance Twitter will certainly not endure the upcoming financial slump.”

Meanwhile, after the launch of the $8-a-month Twitter Blue membership, which offers paying customers a blue tick, a variety of apology accounts that seem validated arise, consisting of a phony George W Bush account that tweets: “I miss out on eliminating Iraqis”. Within days, the solution is stopped.

Trick personnel leave firm.

10 November

More top-level personnel stopped, consisting of head of count on and also safety and security Yoel Roth and also primary gatekeeper Lea Kissner.

Musk minimizes specialists.

12 November

Reports in United States media claim hundreds of specialists that had actually been benefiting Twitter have actually had their agreements ended. Innovation information website Platformer claims as lots of as 80% of its 5,500 service provider labor force were given up in the firm yet the action made no main news.

Team informed: Be hardcore or leave.

16 November

In a late-night e-mail to all Twitter personnel, Musk claims workers have to devote to a “hardcore” society of functioning “lengthy hrs at high strength” or leave the firm.

Business workplaces suddenly shut.

17 November

In a shock news, Twitter claims its firm workplaces will certainly be shut briefly. The action comes in the middle of records that great deals of Twitter personnel had actually surrendered.

Responding to anxieties the system will close down as a result of shedding essential personnel, Musk tweeted: “The finest individuals are remaining, so I’m not very concerned.”

Twitter Blue relaunched.

12 December

The paid-for confirmation attribute Twitter Blue is relaunched. It is still $8 each month – yet Twitter cranks it as much as $11 for those utilizing the application on Apple tools. Musk claims he feels bitter the payment cost Apple costs on in-app acquisitions.

Suspensions for area ‘doxxing’.

15 December

Musk claims he is taking lawsuit versus the owner of the @ElonJet Twitter account that tracks his personal jet, declaring it placed his boy in danger.

He additionally puts on hold the accounts of press reporters for the New York Times, CNN and also the Washington Post, to name a few, claiming they had actually shared his area.

After stricture from the UN, a danger of permissions from the European Union, and also a Twitter survey, Musk raises the suspension for the reporters’ accounts, claiming “individuals have actually talked”. The @ElonJet account stays put on hold.

Twitter customers elect Musk to tip down.

18 December