‘Chief Twit’ takes management
Musk completes his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter, instantly firing quite a lot of the corporate’s prime executives and tweeting “the hen is freed”.
Earlier than formally taking cost of the corporate, Musk modified his Twitter profile to learn “Chief Twit” and turned as much as Twitter HQ in San Francisco carrying a sink, saying: “Let that sink in!”
Platform battles ‘trolling marketing campaign’
After a surge in tweets containing racist language, Twitter’s head of belief and security says: “Hateful conduct has no place right here.” Yoel Roth says the corporate is taking motion towards customers “concerned on this trolling marketing campaign” to make Twitter protected and welcoming for everybody.
Musk shares inaccurate story
Musk tweets an article containing quite a lot of inaccuracies about an assault on the husband of US Home of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi by a hammer-wielding intruder. The positioning has a historical past of publishing inaccurate tales and Musk later deletes the tweet after a backlash.
Trump return dismissed – for now
With simply over per week to go earlier than the US midterm elections, Musk responds to questions on whether or not he’ll reinstate former President Donald Trump’s account on Twitter by tweeting: “If I had a greenback for each time somebody requested me if Trump is coming again on this platform, Twitter can be minting cash!”
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Later that day, Musk attended a halloween occasion in New York and posed for images carrying a “Satan’s champion” costume.
Criticism over subscription service
Following experiences that Twitter will start charging customers to have verified accounts, Musk responds to criticism from creator Stephen King by saying: “We have to pay the payments someway!”.
Musk strikes to chop employees numbers
Staff on the firm start receiving emails entitled “Your Function at Twitter” informing them whether or not they have misplaced their jobs. Responding to information in regards to the layoffs, Musk says “sadly there isn’t any alternative when the corporate is shedding over $4M/day”.
Yoel Roth, the pinnacle of belief and security, stated 50% of the corporate’s practically 8,000 staff had been laid off however sought to reassure customers and advertisers that the platform’s moderation capability remained intact.
Twitter founder breaks silence
Twitter co-founder and ex-CEO Jack Dorsey breaks his silence over the Musk takeover to apologise to employees who’ve misplaced their jobs, saying: “I personal the duty for why everyone seems to be on this scenario: I grew the corporate measurement too shortly.”
Crackdown on parody accounts
Musk pronounces that Twitter accounts impersonating individuals with out being clearly labelled a parody might be completely suspended – a change to the earlier course of when accounts got a warning first.
A lot of accounts that modified their identify to “Elon Musk” and mocked the billionaire had already been suspended or positioned behind a warning signal.
Warnings about Twitter’s survival
In his first electronic mail to Twitter employees, Musk warns that the “financial image forward is dire” and provides: “With out important subscription income, there’s a good probability Twitter won’t survive the upcoming financial downturn.”
In the meantime, after the launch of the $8-a-month Twitter Blue subscription, which supplies paying customers a blue tick, a slew of parody accounts that look like verified emerge, together with a pretend George W Bush account that tweets: “I miss killing Iraqis”. Inside days, the service is paused.
Key employees go away firm
Extra high-profile employees stop, together with head of belief and security Yoel Roth and chief safety officer Lea Kissner.
Musk cuts down on contractors
Stories in US media say 1000’s of contractors who had been working for Twitter have had their contracts terminated. Know-how information web site Platformer says as many as 80% of its 5,500 contractor workforce have been laid off within the transfer however the firm made no official announcement.
Workers instructed: Be hardcore or go away
In a late-night electronic mail to all Twitter employees, Musk says staff should decide to a “hardcore” tradition of working “lengthy hours at excessive depth” or go away the corporate.
Firm places of work abruptly closed
In a shock announcement, Twitter says its firm places of work might be closed briefly. The transfer comes amid experiences that enormous numbers of Twitter employees had resigned.
Responding to fears the platform was about to close down because of shedding key employees, Musk tweeted: “One of the best individuals are staying, so I’m not tremendous anxious.”
Twitter Blue relaunched
The paid-for verification characteristic Twitter Blue is relaunched. It’s nonetheless $8 monthly – however Twitter cranks it as much as $11 for these utilizing the app on Apple units. Musk says he resents the fee charge Apple costs on in-app purchases.
Suspensions for location ‘doxxing’
Musk says he’s taking authorized motion towards the holder of the @ElonJet Twitter account that tracks his personal jet, claiming it put his son in danger.
He additionally suspends the accounts of reporters for the New York Occasions, CNN and the Washington Put up, amongst others, saying they’d shared his location.
After condemnation from the UN, a menace of sanctions from the European Union, and a Twitter ballot, Musk lifts the suspension for the journalists’ accounts, saying “the individuals have spoken”. The @ElonJet account stays suspended.
Twitter customers vote for Musk to step down
Twitter customers voted in favour of Musk stepping down as its chief government after he ran a ballot on his future, promising he would “abide by the outcomes”.
Thousands and thousands voted, with a closing complete of 57.5% saying “sure”.