Adam Kos Do you watch a comedy called Twitter? If not, we bring you other interesting and rather funny news, which, on the other hand, can also make you cry. After Elon Musk took over the network, it is shaking at its foundations and the big question is what will be left of it. On the other hand, there are still many alternatives to escape to.
Phil Schiller is leaving
Phil Schiller did it, for example. The one without expression deactivated his Twitter account, which he had at 265 thousand followers and which he followed on 240 accounts. He too was marked with a blue badge indicating verification, and one can guess that he did not want to be a part of something like what Musk is now doing with the network. Schiller primarily used his account to promote various Apple products and services, as he previously served as SVP of Worldwide Marketing.
Donald Trump is coming
But if one personality leaves, another can come again. The CEO of Twitter himself, i.e. Elon Musk, announced that the account of former President Trump will be restored on the platform after its deactivation in January 2021. But what does that mean? That we are at the mercy of a network CEO who, if he chooses, will do it? So if I criticize Musk on the network, will he ban me? Probably yes, because when Twitter employees went after him and pointed out his falsehoods, he didn't terminate their account, he terminated their employment.
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Tim Cook is staying
Apple CEO Tim Cook is still on Twitter, but the question is how long he will stay there. In recent conversation the Apple CEO commented on the future of Twitter and the platform's relationship with Apple. During the interview, Cook said he hoped Twitter would maintain its moderation standards under new leadership (but that's not entirely guaranteed). Even Cook promotes Apple's news on the network, but at the same time tries to inform about the LGBTQ community.
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#RIPTwitter, #TwitterDown and #GoodByeTwitter
The title of this paragraph sounds clear - trending hashtags show what resonates on the network. After Musk laid off roughly half of his employees, he said to the others, that if they want to keep their jobs, they have to commit to working really hard. Indeed, only "exceptional" performances will be considered good enough to maintain the right. He then gave them less than 48 hours to agree to the new and unspecified working conditions, otherwise he will consider them to have actually resigned.
NEW: Twitter just alerted employees that effective immediately, all office buildings are temporarily closed and badge access is suspended. No details given as to why.
- Zoë Schiffer (@ZoeSchiffer) November 17, 2022
Musk probably hoped that this tactic would convince most of the remaining employees to stay and work until they were exhausted, but reports suggest that this did not happen. When the deadline expired, according to Fortune, only about 25% of the "surviving" employees agreed, suggesting that if Musk follows through on his threat, only about a thousand original employees may remain in their jobs. But it also means problems for us, because not only will the network not be able to implement the news, but it may also suffer from many errors that simply will not have anyone and how to fix them.
However, Musk subsequently invited to the meeting those he considered essential to the company and who did not sign his pledge, and tried to convince them to stay. He subsequently deactivated all employee IDs, fearing that those who leave the company could somehow sabotage the network. However, employees who did not sign the agreement report that even after the deadline, they still have full access to Twitter's internal systems.
Oh shit lol. Twitter HQ in San Francisco tonight pic.twitter.com/wAmL4PUZkU
— Read Jackson Rising by @CooperationJXN (@JoshuaPHilll) November 18, 2022
Many Twitter users are wondering about their plans if the platform actually dies. He appears to be a leading contender as a potential replacement Mastodon, whose subscribers have tripled to more than 1,6 million in the past two weeks. Others go to Instagram or Tumblr, while many joke that it could be the perfect time for him to make a comeback MySpace, or they finally did a "social" detox.
