According to reports, an insider revealed that Tesla CEO Musk has completed the acquisition of social platform Twitter and actually "taken over" Twitter.
It is reported that as soon as Musk took office, he fired four senior executives including Twitter CEO CEO 1 Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer CFO Ned Segal, Policy Director Vijaya Gadde and General Counsel Sean Edgett. Analysts believe that Musk's acquisition and the rapid dismissal of Twitter executives have brought a series of new problems to Twitter.
↑ Musk Photo According to Visual China
three fires: "Open" executives, "freeze" code
Whether Trump can "return" Twitter attracts attention
There are reports that according to people familiar with the matter, Musk asked an engineer of Tesla, the manufacturer of electric car , which he operates, to meet with the product manager of Twitter. It is reported that earlier Thursday, the product owner showed Tesla engineers the company's code at the Twitter San Francisco headquarters so that they can evaluate and explain to Musk what the company needs. As of noon local time, Twitter engineers could no longer make changes to the code, people familiar with the matter said. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said this was to ensure that no changes to the product were made before the deal ended. It is understood that Twitter also implemented a similar freeze when it first announced the deal in April.
↑Musk asked Tesla engineers to meet with Twitter's product manager
In addition, it is reported that Musk is rethinking Twitter's content review policy. For example, Twitter should be more cautious when deciding whether to remove tweets or permanently ban users, and temporary filtering may be a better option. Analysts believe that this may bring back those previously banned users to Twitter, and whether former US President Trump "returns" to Twitter is undoubtedly the focus of people's attention.
In fact, as early as when Musk became the biggest "financial" in Twitter, there was a voice shouting "Let Trump come back." It is worth noting that the policy director Vijaya, whom Musk "opened" this time, is the core figure who previously decided to ban Trump's account.
The midterm election is approaching, and hundreds of employees have left Twitter
The US midterm election on November 8 has entered the countdown stage. Twitter spokesman Katie Rosboro said: "People use Twitter to search for reliable information about the election, and our commitment to this work demonstrates the importance we attach to this task."
has reported that in order to prevent the flood of false and violent intimidation information during the election, Twitter has convened volunteers to participate in relevant content information work since 2018, before and after the election vote. Katie said the call of relevant volunteers was to ensure adequate staffing during critical periods of the election, adding that this operating model "runs well" in past elections.
It is understood that 20 employees of Twitter currently voluntarily form an "election team" to ensure information security during this critical period. It is reported that during this week's training activities, the group members learned basic knowledge such as how to pick out error information, label potential violation information and report during the election process.
It is also reported that Twitter announced a plan for the 2022 U.S. midterm elections in August to implement a civic integrity policy for the midterm elections. The plan largely follows the strategies the company has deployed in previous election cycles, including ensuring the accuracy of election information and suppressing the spread of misinformation.
However, there are reports that this midterm election coincides with the chaotic period of Twitter and poses certain risks. Twitter has been through nearly a year of management chaos, with hundreds of employees leaving, and former Twitter security director Peiter Zatko has also reported that Twitter has had several security breaches.
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