Elon Musk has terminated Twitter Chief Govt Parag Agrawal. (FILE)
New Delhi:
Elon Musk posted an obscure tweet on Friday after taking management of Twitter and firing its prime executives. “The chicken is freed,” Mr Musk tweeted after finishing the $44 billion deal on the eve of a deadline given by a US court docket to keep away from going to trial.
Twitter has a blue chicken as its emblem.
the chicken is freed
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022
The Tesla chief terminated Twitter Chief Govt Parag Agrawal, Chief Monetary Officer Ned Segal and authorized affairs and coverage chief Vijaya Gadde, the Washington Publish and CNBC reported citing unnamed sources. He had accused them of deceptive him and Twitter buyers over the variety of faux accounts on the social media platform.
Earlier than closing the acquisition, Mr Musk walked into Twitter’s headquarters on Wednesday with an enormous grin and carrying a porcelain sink, subsequently tweeting “let that sink in.” He modified his description in his Twitter profile to “Chief Twit.”
Getting into Twitter HQ – let that sink in! pic.twitter.com/D68z4K2wq7
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 26, 2022
Elon Musk has stated he needs to “defeat” spam bots on Twitter, make the algorithms that decide how content material is introduced to its customers publicly accessible, and stop the platform from changing into an echo chamber for hate and division, at the same time as he limits censorship. But he has not provided particulars on how he’ll obtain all this and who will run the corporate.
He additionally tried to calm fears amongst workers that main layoffs are coming and guaranteed advertisers that his previous criticism of Twitter’s content material moderation guidelines wouldn’t hurt its attraction.
“Twitter clearly can not turn into a free-for-all hellscape, the place something might be stated with no penalties!” Mr Musk stated in an open letter to advertisers on Thursday.
Pricey Twitter Advertisers pic.twitter.com/GMwHmInPAS
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 27, 2022
The deal is the end result of a exceptional saga, filled with twists and turns, that sowed doubt over whether or not Mr Musk would full the deal. It started on April 4, when he disclosed a 9.2 per cent stake within the firm, making him its largest shareholder.
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