"Roughly 50 per cent" of employees were impacted and would be denied access to company computers and email immediatelyTwitter 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.
Ahead of the layoffs, Twitter closed access to its offices worldwide, asking employees to stay at home to await news of their fate at the company."In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on Friday," said an email sent by the social media company on Thursday.
The company's communications team in India has also been laid off, according to a Twitter executive in Asia A team that focused on research into how Twitter employed algorithms, an issue that was a priority for Mr Musk, was also eliminated, according to a tweet from a former senior manager at Twitter.
Some staff reported losing access to internal systems and being unable to message goodbyes to colleagues. Volkswagen has recommended its brands pause paid advertising on Twitter until further notice in the wake of Mr Musk's takeover, it said on Friday.Musk blamed civil rights activists' pressure on advertisers for a "massive drop in revenue" in a tweet on Friday morning.Shock, shared hashtags and a lawsuit
User Rachel Bonn tweeted: "Last Thursday in the SF office, really the last day Twitter was Twitter. 8 months pregnant and have a 9 month old. Just got cut off from laptop access."
Remember twitter employees cheered on the sacking of the unvaxxed.
Nah nah nah nah” Nah nah nah” “heeeyyyyyyy goodbye 👋🏻
LOL.
Censorship puppets...
Another one sided story…
A great day for Twitter and free speech.
ItsBouquet I worked in tech and finance sector. Lived through this twice. Takeovers are nasty businesses. Day one, clean out day by new owner. Dismissed by email or in a big hall full of peers. Regardless, it’s part and parcel of modern life, sadly.
Just enough to form another Twitter..