Twitter locks personnel out of workplaces up until following week

‘ Chief Twit’ takes control.

27 October 2022

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

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

Promise transformed hate speech.

28 October

Musk replies to issues that he will certainly loosen up policies at the business controling hate speech and also false information by stating he’s “not yet made any type of modifications”. He includes that a brand-new “material small amounts council with commonly varied point of views” will certainly fulfill prior to any type of plan modifications.

System fights ‘trolling project’.

29 October

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

Musk shares unreliable tale.

30 October

Musk tweets a post consisting of a variety of mistakes regarding a strike on the partner people House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi by a hammer-wielding burglar. The website has a background of posting unreliable tales and also Musk later on erases the tweet after a reaction.

Trump return rejected – 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 renew previous President Donald Trump’s account on Twitter by tweeting: “If I had a buck for every single 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 positioned 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 stating: “We require to foot the bill in some way!”.

Musk transfers to reduce personnel numbers.

4 November

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

Yoel Roth, the head of depend on and also safety and security, claimed 50% of the business’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 continued to be undamaged.

Twitter owner 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, stating: “I possess the duty for why everybody remains in this scenario: I expanded the business dimension also swiftly.”

Suppression on apology accounts.

6 November

Musk reveals that Twitter accounts posing individuals without being plainly identified an apology will certainly be completely put on hold – a modification to the previous procedure when accounts were provided 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 positioned behind an indication.

Cautions regarding Twitter’s survival.

9 November

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

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

Secret personnel leave business.

10 November

More prominent personnel stopped, consisting of head of depend on and also safety and security Yoel Roth and also primary gatekeeper Lea Kissner.

Twitter Blue rollout postponed.

11 November

The choice to register for Twitter Blue vanishes after its first rough roll-out. Musk later on verifies that the launch of the solution has actually been returned throughout of November “to see to it that it is unfailing”.

Musk minimizes service providers.

12 November

Reports in United States media claim countless service providers that had actually been benefiting Twitter have actually had their agreements ended. Innovation information website Platformer claims as numerous as 80% of its 5,500 specialist labor force were given up in the business yet the action made no main statement.

Team informed: Be hardcore or leave.

16 November

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

Business workplaces suddenly shut.

17 November