Posted on Nov 5, 2022
Twitter layoffs begin, sparking a lawsuit and backlash
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Long-dreaded layoffs are finally happening at Twitter, which has been owned by billionaire Elon Musk for just over a week. They have sparked a lawsuit from employees and a call for advertisers to boycott.
About 50% of the staff was cut company-wide, according to a tweet from Yoel Roth, Twitter's head of safety and integrity, the division responsible for monitoring tweets for violence, hate and other banned material.
"Twitter's strong commitment to content moderation remains absolutely unchanged," Musk tweeted Friday afternoon. He also said laid-off employees got three months of severance pay.
Jessica González, CEO of Free Press, which is part of the #StopToxicTwitter coalition, said she and leaders of more than 40 other groups met with Musk earlier this week.
"He promised to retain and enforce the election-integrity measures that were on Twitter's books before his takeover. With today's mass layoffs, it is clear that his actions betray his words," González said.
Long-dreaded layoffs are finally happening at Twitter, which has been owned by billionaire Elon Musk for just over a week. They have sparked a lawsuit from employees and a call for advertisers to boycott.
About 50% of the staff was cut company-wide, according to a tweet from Yoel Roth, Twitter's head of safety and integrity, the division responsible for monitoring tweets for violence, hate and other banned material.
"Twitter's strong commitment to content moderation remains absolutely unchanged," Musk tweeted Friday afternoon. He also said laid-off employees got three months of severance pay.
Jessica González, CEO of Free Press, which is part of the #StopToxicTwitter coalition, said she and leaders of more than 40 other groups met with Musk earlier this week.
"He promised to retain and enforce the election-integrity measures that were on Twitter's books before his takeover. With today's mass layoffs, it is clear that his actions betray his words," González said.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The company wouldn’t comment on the exact number of staff let go and which departments lost the most, but an internal company email told employees to stay home Friday and wait for an email about the future of their jobs.
Employees posted about getting laid off on Twitter under the hashtag #LoveWhereYouWorked.
They expressed gratitude to their teams and bosses, grieved for the company culture they enjoyed, and worried about colleagues who might lose health insurance or work visas.
Other users chimed in, calling Twitter employees “government stooges” and criticizing content moderation and policy decisions under the company’s previous leadership.
Musk has long complained about the size of Twitter’s staff, which was about 7,500. The company had ballooned in recent years, even as it struggled financially.
Musk fired many of Twitter’s top executives last week, including its CEO, chief financial officer and top lawyers. He also dissolved its board."
..."The company wouldn’t comment on the exact number of staff let go and which departments lost the most, but an internal company email told employees to stay home Friday and wait for an email about the future of their jobs.
Employees posted about getting laid off on Twitter under the hashtag #LoveWhereYouWorked.
They expressed gratitude to their teams and bosses, grieved for the company culture they enjoyed, and worried about colleagues who might lose health insurance or work visas.
Other users chimed in, calling Twitter employees “government stooges” and criticizing content moderation and policy decisions under the company’s previous leadership.
Musk has long complained about the size of Twitter’s staff, which was about 7,500. The company had ballooned in recent years, even as it struggled financially.
Musk fired many of Twitter’s top executives last week, including its CEO, chief financial officer and top lawyers. He also dissolved its board."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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It's not going to be as easy as thought by Elon Musk!
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