Elon Musk to cut 75% of Twitter workforce (conspiracy, crimes, security)

[TexasLawyer2000]

Originally Posted by mattja

This is true. Just like during the dotcom era. Many were let go after the dotcom bust.

It appears most companies are letting go 10-15%, which sounds more like right-sizing than massive layoffs. Twitter is a different story, of course.

I think Meta is letting 15% go, as well as closing their NYC office.

For the time being, the layoffs appear to be standard ebb and flow based on market conditions. I don't see any systemic bloodbaths as yet.

Meta is only closing their Park Avenue office... which was temporary space until the Farley building was renovated. They've been opening up parts of the Farley office at a time. While they will have one less building, they will have more overall square footage in NYC.

[legalsea]

Originally Posted by lifeexplorer

You do know there is a line of people outside ready to take over, right?

The reason employees can be fired is that they are expendable.

Maybe at McDonald's, but some employees have unique skills, or an understanding of the system.



For instance, Mr. Musk is already trying to rehire skilled workers that he, perhaps inadvertently, fired:



https://fortune.com/2022/11/06/twitt...o-sources-say/


One oddity that has not been addressed, I believe.



Mr. Musk was making the 'blue check' verification mark available to all that agreed to pay the $7.99 monthly fee. Yet, the account would no longer be actually 'verified'.



So, one actress (Valerie Bertinelli or such; married at one time to a rocker), paid her money, and began posting as Elon Musk. When she tired of it, the comedian Kathy Griffin took over, again posting under the name Elon Musk, blue check mark and all.



Mr. Musk was not amused, and issued a tweet saying that anyone hereafter using his name would be banned forever.

[johnsonkk]

Identical thread that is in current events, maybe this one is political…

https://www.city-data.com/forum/curr...s-twitter.html

[newtovenice]

This is interesting, if true:

Elon Musk
@elonmusk

Again, to be crystal clear, Twitter’s strong commitment to content moderation remains absolutely unchanged.

In fact, we have actually seen hateful speech at times this week decline *below* our prior norms, contrary to what you may read in the press.

Must be all the leftists leaving?

[uggabugga]

this is awesome. xoe's spokesman gets factchecked, hard.

https://mobile.twitter.com/DrEliDavi...919488/photo/1

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by legalsea

Mr. Musk was not amused, and issued a tweet saying that anyone hereafter using his name would be banned forever.

false. blatantly false.

https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/...90597798125568

[legalsea]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

false. blatantly false.

https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/...90597798125568

Yet, your own link:


"Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying “parody” will be permanently suspended"

[SilkHammer]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

this is awesome. xoe's spokesman gets factchecked, hard.

https://mobile.twitter.com/DrEliDavi...919488/photo/1

Love this one in particular because one of our C-D lefties has posted that particular lie at least 50 times.

[Goodnight]

I see several executives have resigned including the head of content moderation. The government might have to step in, Musk is out of his league.

[Vlajos]

Originally Posted by Goodnight

I see several executives have resigned including the head of content moderation. The government might have to step in, Musk is out of his league.

Why would the government need to step in?