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What Led Twitter Users Into Voting Elon Musk Out: Timeline
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What Led Twitter Users Into Voting Elon Musk Out: Timeline

[ad_1] After less than two months at the helm of Twitter Inc., Elon Musk asked his followers whether he should keep the job, pledging to abide by the result of the poll. They said he should step down. After less than two months at the helm of Twitter Inc., Elon Musk asked his followers whether he should keep the job, pledging to abide by the result of the poll. They said he should step down. It's the latest episode in a tumultuous series of events that's played out since he acquired the social network for $44 billion. In less than two months, Musk halved the company's workforce, fired most of its executives, and asked the remaining employees to commit to “hardcore” hours. He promised to restore free speech on the platform, but went on to ban several journalists and the owners of ...
Germany on Twitter suspensions: ‘We have a problem, @Twitter’
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Germany on Twitter suspensions: ‘We have a problem, @Twitter’

[ad_1] The German Foreign Office tweeted screenshots on Friday of the accounts of journalists suspended by Twitter. The German Foreign Office tweeted screenshots on Friday of the accounts of journalists suspended by Twitter, telling the social media platform that suspending their accounts was unacceptable."Press freedom cannot be switched on and off on a whim," the ministry wrote on its official Twitter account. "The journalists below can no longer follow us, comment and criticise. We have a problem with that, @Twitter." Twitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of several prominent journalists who had posted about its new owner Elon Musk. The German government has said it is reviewing its use of the platform in the light of changes to its moderation policy introduced by the Tesla mo...