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Elon Musk Publicly Punishes Twitter Engineers Who Call Him Out Online
15Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk Publicly Punishes Twitter Engineers Who Call Him Out Online

[ad_1] Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk, who has called himself a “free speech absolutist,” has resorted to firing company engineers who publicly criticize him on the social-media service. Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk, who has called himself a “free speech absolutist,” has resorted to firing company engineers who publicly criticize him on the social-media service.In one case, Musk announced the firing in a tweet. In another, the former employee said he was fired after he openly rebuked Musk. Engineer Eric Frohnhoefer, who worked on Twitter's app for the Android mobile operating system, on Sunday reposted one of Musk's tweets with a comment, saying that Musk's understanding of a technical part of Twitter's app was “wrong.” Musk replied and asked Frohnhoefer to elaborate, before writing, “T...
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Tweet Shocker! He’s FIRED; in horror move, Elon Musk sacks Twitter employee over spat
15Nov By adminNo Comments
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Tweet Shocker! He’s FIRED; in horror move, Elon Musk sacks Twitter employee over spat

[ad_1] Elon Musk has made a shocking move, perhaps the worst since taking over Twitter. He has fired an employee on Twitter through a horrific tweet. Twitter has been on a rollercoaster ride ever since the world's richest person, Elon Musk, took charge of the platform. On the first day of his takeover, he fired top executives including former CEO Parag Agrawal and legal head Vijaya Gadde. In days to follow, he conducted a mass layoff on the platform letting go of nearly 3,700 employees globally that also saw the entire Twitter India marketing team being sacked. Now, in a shocking move, the Twitter CEO has fired an engineer after he questioned Musk over his tweet. Check the details below.On November 13, Musk tweeted an apology for the slowdown of the platform and said, “Btw, I'd like t...
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THERMONUCLEAR! Elon Musk threatens to name shame advertisers backing out from Twitter
5Nov By adminNo Comments
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THERMONUCLEAR! Elon Musk threatens to name shame advertisers backing out from Twitter

[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened to name-shame the advertisers who are backing out from Twitter. Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened to name-shame the advertisers who are backing out from Twitter after the micro-blogging site announced mass layoffs.While replying to a user on Twitter, Elon Musk said, "Thank you. A thermonuclear name & shame is exactly what will happen if this continues." Mike Davis, a user on Twitter said, "Dear @elonmusk: You have nearly 114,000,000 Twitter followers. Name and shame the advertisers who are succumbing to the advertiser boycotts. So we can counter-boycott them. And get your USD 8 monthly subscription going asap. So we can start to makeup for lost revenue now." In a series of tweets, Tesla CEO has blamed "activist groups pressuring advertisers" for ...
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Half of Twitter employees sacked as Elon Musk launches overhaul
5Nov By adminNo Comments
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Half of Twitter employees sacked as Elon Musk launches overhaul

[ad_1] Twitter sacked half of its 7,500-strong staff on Friday as new owner Elon Musk launched his major overhaul of the troubled company just a week after his blockbuster takeover. Twitter sacked half of its 7,500-strong staff on Friday as new owner Elon Musk launched his major overhaul of the troubled company just a week after his blockbuster takeover. An internal document seen by AFP said "roughly 50 percent" of employees were impacted and would be denied access to company computers and email on an immediate basis. Workers around the world were shown the door and took to Twitter to vent their frustration or disbelief and say goodbye to one of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies. "Woke up to the news that my time working at Twitter has come to an end. I am heartbroken. I a...
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