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Falling Tesla stock, erratic decisions: What will Musk do, now that Twitter users want him to step down as CEO
•Since taking over Twitter, Elon Musk made many radical changes that have put questions on future of the platform. This also had an adverse effect on Tesla’s stock. Now that Twitter users have voted for him to step down as Twitter CEO, it will be interesting to see what he does.
Explained: How Elon Musk's control of Twitter has driven employees to quit
•Since Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, hundreds of employees have decided to depart with three months of severance pay. The mass exits in a compressed period has raised questions about how the social media platform will keep operating effectively
Difficult times ahead for Twitter, survival at stake as key staff quits, says Musk
•It seems that Elon Musk is worried about the survival of Twitter as key staff continue to resign and leave the company amidst a series of changes in the corporate culture at Twitter. He also fears that Twitter may have to declare bankruptcy by the end of the year.
Two weeks of chaos: What happened after Elon Musk took over Twitter
•Twitter, which is under financial pressure from debt and a slumping economy, is now unrecognisable compared with what it was a month ago
Elon Musk has ‘freed the bird’, but has he slipped into China’s cage?
Umang Sharma •Last month, Tesla cut prices across its line-up in China, partly reversing several increases earlier this year, as Musk's EV pioneer seeks to increase sales after is Shanghai factory doubled annual production capacity to about 1 million cars
Leaked notes reveal Elon Musk wanted to put all of Twitter behind a paywall, wanted every user to pay a fee
Mehul Das •Musk wanted all of Twitter behind a paywall, and wanted all users, blue tick or not, to pay to use the platform. Non-paying users would be given a "free usage" time every month. After that, if they wanted to use the platform they would have to pay a small fee or subscribe to Twitter Blue.
Twitter users are switching to Mastodon: What is this social network?
Fp Explainers •Why tweet when you can toot? Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has prompted people to look for alternative platforms. One of the biggest beneficiaries is Mastodon — a decentralised, ad-free microblogging site founded in 2016
Twitter has asked some of its fired employees to come back, says they were fired 'mistakenly': Report
Mehul Das •A lot of Android and iOS developers, with years of experience, who were 'mistakenly fired' have been asked to return by Twitter's management after they realised their skill and experience were vital to implement what Elon Musk had planned for the platform.
American-Australian prof’s handle displaying Musk’s name spooks Twitterati, sends out tweets in Hindi
Fp Staff •Barely a day after Elon Musk’s Twitter announced mass lay-offs among the India-based marketing and communications teams, Twitterati were left stunned and could not believe that the new owner of Twitter was now tweeting in Hindi
Newly appointed ‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk opens up about the real reason why he bought Twitter, but to advertisers
Mehul Das •Elon Musk had stated earlier that he is a staunch believer in absolute free-speech. However, he has taken a U-turn on his position. It seems Musk sees Twitter as the ultimate destination for advertisers and will be creating an environment that is conducive to both, brands and users.