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A large number of Twitter’s contract workers discovered they were suddenly terminated this weekend after they lost access to Slack and other work systems, according to internal communications shared with CNBC by full-time Twitter employees. CNBC reported that 4,400 of its 5,500 contract workers were cut, according to Platformer, which first reported the cuts. CNBC has not confirmed the total
Mere days after cutting its workforce in half, Twitter is asking some employees to return, according to Bloomberg, Engadget reported. Citing two sources within the company, the outlet reports management at Twitter has come to the realization it either let some workers off by accident or without realizing that their experience was essential to building the features Elon Musk wants
Elon Musk’s Twitter has a new rule for everyone with an account on Twitter to follow, as he announced from his own account: “any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended”, The Verge reported. In a follow up tweet, Musk said “Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling
Platformer provided insight on the changes that could be planned for Twitter, in regards to some of Twitter’s products. Some have already been revealed, while others might be potential changes that don’t see the light of day. Some of the product road map is, by this point, well known: Musk plans to begin charging for verification through Twitter Blue, likely
Twitter Inc. has suffered “a massive drop in revenue” because of advertisers cutting back on using the social-media platform, new owner Elon Musk said Friday, as the company started sweeping layoffs just over a week after the billionaire took it over, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Musk, in a tweet Friday, blamed the
Twitter is being sued for not giving employees advanced written notice of a mass layoff, in violation of worker protection laws including the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act as well as the California WARN Act, both of which require 60 days of advance notice, TechCrunch reported. Bloomberg first reported the news of the lawsuit, filed on November 3,
Elon Musk began laying off Twitter employees on Friday, culling the social media service’s 7,500-person work force a little over a week after completing his blockbuster buyout, The New York Times reported. According to The New York Times, Twitter employees were notified in a companywide email that the layoffs were set to begin, according to a copy of the message