Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who solely accomplished the acquisition of social media large – Twitter – hours earlier than, is again with a brand new tweet, “Let the great occasions roll”. This was the world’s richest man’s second tweet because the takeover, and he labelled it as a “spoiler alert” for Twitterati. The contemporary tweet apart from the label, carried two emojis of musical notes at first and finish.
In his first tweet after the takeover deal was full, Musk took to the micro-blogging website to put in writing, “the fowl is freed”.
Quickly after taking on, Musk fired three prime executives of Twitter, together with CEO Parag Agrawal, chief monetary officer Ned Segal and authorized affairs and coverage chief Vijaya Gadde. The Tesla CEO reportedly had accused them of deceptive him and the social media large’s traders over the variety of pretend accounts on the platform. Experiences have recommended that Musk plans to change into the CEO, however could also be on the helm within the interim earlier than ceding the function in the long term.
It has additionally been reported that Agrawal and Segal have been “escorted out” of Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters after they have been dismissed. Nevertheless, Musk, Twitter and the executives are but to subject an official assertion on the firings.
Citing analysis agency Equilar, Reuters, in the meantime, reported on Friday that the three fired executives will obtain separation payouts summing as much as almost $122 million. In an e-mail to Reuters, the agency mentioned that Agrawal’s so-called “golden parachute” valued at $57.4 million, whereas Segal’s and Gadde’s at $44.5 million and $20 million, respectively.
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Musk’s Twitter takeover has given rise to speculations that the social media website might not adhere to guidelines and laws. Nevertheless, earlier than the completion of the buyout deal, the Tesla CEO and SpaceX proprietor supplied a clarification in a press release. He mentioned that the explanation for his Twitter takeover is as a result of it’s “vital to the way forward for civilization to have a standard digital city sq., the place a variety of beliefs will be debated in a wholesome method, with out resorting to violence”.
Musk additional acknowledged that Twitter needs to be “heat and welcoming” and permit customers to decide on the expertise they want to have.
(With stories from businesses)