While many conservatives are hopeful that Musk taking over will at the very minimum help the platform become more neutral after justifiably garnering a reputation for censoring conservatives and pushing liberal narratives on its users, the current employees are inadvertently working towards that goal as well.
As the Washington Free Beacon’s Anna Allen reported:
Twitter could he quickly downsizing if the just-revitalized sale to Elon Musk goes through, with the New York Times reporting Twitter employees say they will quit if Musk, who pledges to promote free speech on the platform, buys the company.
After months of trying to back out of the deal, the multibillionaire Tesla CEO announced Monday his original offer of $44 billion to buy Twitter is back on the table. Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for the Times, predicts employees will revolt if the deal goes through.
"Virtually every Twitter employee I’ve spoken to in the last six months has told me that he or she plans to leave if Mr. Musk takes over," Roose wrote. "It’s also worth noting that Mr. Musk may not mind if thousands of Twitter employees show themselves the door."
After months of trying to back out of the deal, the multibillionaire Tesla CEO announced Monday his original offer of $44 billion to buy Twitter is back on the table. Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for the Times, predicts employees will revolt if the deal goes through.
"Virtually every Twitter employee I’ve spoken to in the last six months has told me that he or she plans to leave if Mr. Musk takes over," Roose wrote. "It’s also worth noting that Mr. Musk may not mind if thousands of Twitter employees show themselves the door."
And Twitter may hemorrhage even more employees as Musk looks to trim fat at the unprofitable firm.
As part of the legal battle leading up to Musk agreeing to buy the company, a number of text messages between him and Twitter insiders were made public. In them, Musk suggests that mass layoffs would be coming if he takes over.
In a text exchange with entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, Musk wrote about how Twitter's revenue per employee ($625k) was low compared to companies like Google ($1.9 million) and Apple ($2.37 million), and that there was "insane potential for improvement," hinting (but not explicitly stating) that the numbers could be boosted by firing some slack. Previously in July, Musk made it clear that any Twitter staff who aren't in-office for at least 40 hours a week should find another job.
Matt Palumbo is the author of The Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros
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