Twitter workers face a reality they’ve
long feared: Elon Musk as owner
Washington Post,
by
Elizabeth Dwoskin
Original Article
Posted By: Rand Al'Thor,
4/26/2022 4:46:05 AM
Twitter employees reacted with shock and dismay Monday as a new reality sank in: Elon Musk — the world’s richest man, free speech defender and strong critic of Twitter — would be the company’s new owner. On Twitter, in private messages and in interviews with The Washington Post, employees expressed fear about Musk’s $44 billion takeover. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, along with board chair Bret Taylor, held an internal town hall on Monday afternoon in which the leaders tried to assure anxious staff but offered few direct answers. A central concern was that Musk would attempt to break down safeguards to protect everyday users that staff had built over many years, CORRECTION*
*Source corrected. Please post carefully and proofread before submitting.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
stablemoney 4/26/2022 5:10:24 AM (No. 1138408)
I doubt Musk will leave Twitter HQ in Ca with its tax rates.
31 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
PChristopher 4/26/2022 5:58:42 AM (No. 1138422)
Good luck in the real world, punks.
32 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
DCGIRL 4/26/2022 5:58:44 AM (No. 1138423)
The screws are turning.
27 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
jeffkinnh 4/26/2022 6:14:37 AM (No. 1138431)
"safeguards to protect everyday users that staff had built over many years"
"Some tweeted tear-filled emoji and memes of people having emotional breakdowns, while others told The Post they were too in shock to speak."
Oh, get OVER yourselves. It's a social media site. The only available weapon is words. If you don't like what people are saying about you, stop listening to (using) it. There are lots of other available platforms.
"referring to the company’s health division that enforces rules against harmful content such as hate speech and misinformation. “Most find it dispiriting.”"
"Health division"? Sounds like "Ministry of Health" which is about anything BUT health. But who could be against "health", right?
The REAL issue is that this was a Leftist stronghold, where they could inflict their warped views on the rest of us and we were blocked from responding. It was a "safe" space for Leftists; safe from reality and critical comments. It was like a household run by the children while the parents are on vacation.
The adults just came home and the "kids" are understandably very concerned.
50 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 4/26/2022 6:14:42 AM (No. 1138432)
Elon, fire them all.
33 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
walcb 4/26/2022 6:28:09 AM (No. 1138437)
Employees are concerned? Well it looks like they have 3 months to cover up their dirt before Musk is fully in control. That's how leftists operate.
24 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
janjan 4/26/2022 7:27:02 AM (No. 1138473)
Musk will not keep the current management team in place. This is the group who decided to wipe out conservative viewpoints and label anything they disagree with as ‘misinformation’. That’s what Elon says drove him to acquire the company. Employees who will not buy into a new corporate culture will be removed.
21 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
Sgt. Stubby 4/26/2022 7:29:17 AM (No. 1138475)
To clean up the Twitter swamp, Musk would have to fire every one of those crying backstabbing commies and start over.
Fire Fauci's daughter first.
26 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
NorthStar 4/26/2022 7:29:55 AM (No. 1138476)
Move it Texas, and Not Austin
22 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
padiva 4/26/2022 7:43:56 AM (No. 1138485)
Fauci has offspring???
This world is scary!
12 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
Lazyman 4/26/2022 7:49:02 AM (No. 1138488)
Twitter is basically a large High School with a bunch of kids hanging together for self assurance. We called it the click.
14 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
msjena 4/26/2022 7:59:15 AM (No. 1138494)
We kept hearing from liberals that Twitter was a private company that didn't have to follow the First Amendment. What say they now? Apparently, they are afraid of free speech.
12 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Bluefindad 4/26/2022 8:14:21 AM (No. 1138504)
If Musk really wants reform and free speech, we better hope that he learned some lessons from Trump's effort to drain the swamp. You can't simply tune the system, you have to replace the parts.
13 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 4/26/2022 8:23:14 AM (No. 1138516)
There used to be an old saying in politics, "Never pick a fight with a man who buys ink by the barrel." In today's world it might be, "Never threaten to suspend a patron who can buy your company outright."
Even though that's common sense in any business, leftists have NO common sense. They'll be lucky to hang onto any enterprise they run.
11 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 4/26/2022 9:16:23 AM (No. 1138593)
" safeguards to protect everyday users that staff had built over many years," The safeguards are the US Constitution, which Twitter "staff" dismantled
6 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
Jesuslover54 4/26/2022 9:21:37 AM (No. 1138604)
What, they thought the future would be like the past? Is it ever?
5 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
Bassman1911 4/26/2022 9:22:33 AM (No. 1138607)
Move Twitter headquarters to Texas.
5 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Vaquero45 4/26/2022 9:46:42 AM (No. 1138625)
No, folks - don’t move it to Texas. They already have to fight, and convert, too many liberals.
Move it to Alabama. Then you won’t have to fire anyone; all of those twinkies will quit!
8 people like this.
Seems to me the whining crowd on the left in Twitter will not be happy with free speech. Gee, it takes a physicist to clean up Twitter!
5 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
oldmagnolia 4/26/2022 10:54:04 AM (No. 1138676)
Elon please, a pink slip for everybody.
4 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
DVC 4/26/2022 11:03:57 AM (No. 1138687)
Fire all the Twits.
5 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
DVC 4/26/2022 11:37:38 AM (No. 1138723)
Many of the "anxious staff" will be unemployed, and the ones who are anxious because they won't be able to continue to dump on conservatives.....will have to cry themselves to sleep.
5 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
mifla 4/27/2022 5:45:15 AM (No. 1139365)
Blankies and safe spaces for everyone!
4 people like this.
Below, you will find ...
Most Recent Articles posted by "Rand Al'Thor"
and
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Comments:
A feel good story. "Some asked whether leadership was concerned about an employee exodus." What - go out into the real world and get a job? I doubt it. It would be like Maxine Waters surviving on her merits.