Twitter employees distraught over Musk buyout, too 'in shock to speak': report
By: Andrew Mark Miller
This is truly funny and a joy to watch. The poor control freaks and content moderators are going to soon be loser their power trips over common and famous people who presumed to dare to disagree with them or hold to deemed “unacceptable” points of view on religion, morals, science, and political leaders. I hope Musk fires every last one of them. Long live free speech.
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Twitter employees distraught over Musk buyout, too 'in shock to speak': report
The company held a town hall to address employee concerns on Monday
Twitter employees have reportedly struggled with the news that the company is on the verge of being acquired by Tesla CEO Elon Mus k with some of them too "shocked" to speak over the billionaire’s plans to promote freedom of speech.
Several Twitter employees expressed serious concerns and fear over Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the company including a prominent worry that Musk would undo censorship mechanisms they had worked to implement over the years, The Washington Post reported Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 27: Twitter headquarters is seen in San Francisco, California, United States on October 27, 2021. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Getty Images)
TWITTER ACCEPTS MUSK'S $44 BILLION DEAL
In reaction to news of the sale, some employees shared tear-filled emojis and memes of emotional breakdowns. In some cases, employees were "too in shock to speak" about the company’s future.
Twitter held an employee town hall on Monday where management reportedly struggled to adequately answer questions about the company’s view on free speech going forward, future layoffs, and whether Twitter will earn revenue from advertising.
A sign is pictured outside the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, Monday, April 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn / AP Newsroom)
ELON MUSK IS 'UNTRUSTWORTHY AND BRILLIANT,' AMERICANS WEIGH IN ON TWITTER BUY
"Totally understand that this is entertainment for some," one Twitter employee tweeted. "But please understand that this is certainly not entertainment for me."
"The news today is so crazy I literally forgot I have COVID," another posted.
The Post added that not every employee it spoke to reacted negatively to the news, including one who expressed "cautious" optimism that Musk would not purchase the company to sink it.
New York Times reporter Talmon Joseph Smith tweeted that the mood inside Twitter HQ is "absolutely insane" with an internal source telling him, "I feel like im going to throw up..I rly don’t wanna work for a company that is owned by Elon Musk."
Musk’s acquisition of Twitter sparked a firestorm this week with conservatives on social media praising the move in hopes that Musk would curb Twitter censorship and liberals threatening to leave the platform while fretting about the possibility of former President Donald Trump being reinstated.
esla CEO Elon Musk (Photo by Patrick Pleul - Pool/Getty Images) ((Photo by Patrick Pleul - Pool/Getty Images) / Getty Images)
"Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," Musk said in a press release confirming the deal. "I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential — I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it."
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So these folks worrying about their future employment makes you elated?
That they may not have a job after this loon Musk buys it?
That's just business. If they are doing their jobs properly, why are they so worried?
Nowhere did anybody state that employees would be fired. Now, if they don't like the change in company policy they are free to leave anytime they want.
Where did I say they would be fired?
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Where did I say that they would be fired?
Where does 'may not have a job' say that they would be fired?
See 1.1.4
That was exactly the point. No one willing to cooperate with and follow directions from the new owner should have to worry about their job. Only those who insist on taking upon themselves the role of MBFC regarding Twitter members deserve to be fired immediately.
If he was such a hero he would spend that 44 billion on something that mattered - not a social media platform.
the role of MBFC. They're closer to the fact checkers of facebook.
Maybe Musk should have a talk with DeSantis then. Disney says something he didn't like, so DeSantis decided to try and punish them.
You might be able to patch that leak before it's all gone.
What capitalist venture is a democracy?
Maybe at lunch time, some employees will gather on the sidewalk in front of headquarters and scream at the sky or something equally entertaining and ineffective.
Mass resignations woukd be good!
Would make them ineligible for unemployment. That should set them off even more.
way i see it all he has to do now is buy Youtube and facebook , merge the 3 and he can call it YouTwitFace ....