Twitter Update

• Twitter to relax ban on U.S. political advertising, company announces

  Facebook in March 2021 lifted its ban on political and social issue ads that was put in place after the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

  Tech

  Jan 4, 2023
  
• Twitter severance pay delayed over layoff lawsuit, company says

  Twitter in a separate filing said the plaintiffs had signed agreements to arbitrate employment-related disputes and moved to send the claims to individual arbitration.

  World

  Nov 22, 2022
  
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• Hundreds of Twitter employees set to leave, offices close after Musk’s ultimatum

  The company's workforce appeared to be shrinking further a day after new owner Elon Musk told staffers to sign up for "long hours at high intensity" or leave.

  Tech

  Nov 17, 2022
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• Work ‘extremely hardcore’ or take severance, Elon Musk tells Twitter employees

  Elon Musk has criticized Twitter's spending and work culture and said the company needs steep cost cuts and a reboot of its services.

  World

  Nov 16, 2022
• Twitter temporarily closes offices as Elon Musk begins layoffs, including Canadian staff

  Elon Musk, the world's richest person, is looking to cut around 3,700 Twitter staff, or about half the workforce, as he seeks to slash costs and impose a demanding new work ethic.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2022
• Elon Musk officially takes over Twitter after closing US$44-billion deal: reports

  Three top executives were fired and escorted from Twitter's San Francisco headquarters after the deal was closed, according to the reports.

  Tech

  Oct 27, 2022
• Elon Musk brings sink to Twitter HQ as takeover deadline nears

  Musk had been expected to visit Twitter and is expected to return again Friday if the deal is finalized, according to an internal memo cited in a report by Bloomberg News.

  World

  Oct 27, 2022
• Chinese influence at Twitter raised as concern during whistleblower testimony

  Twitter has said Peiter Zatko was fired for "ineffective leadership and poor performance," and that his allegations appeared designed to harm Twitter.

  World

  Sep 13, 2022
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• Twitter whistleblower another reason to exit deal, Elon Musk says

  In an SEC filing, Elon Musk said his legal team notified Twitter of “additional bases” for ending the deal on top of the ones given in the original termination notice.

  World

  Aug 30, 2022