Twitter's top executives, including Parag Agrawal and Vijaya Gadde will be entitled to "golden parachute" payouts worth more than USD 122 million after being fired by the company's new owner, Elon Musk fired.
Several images and videos went viral on social media in which two men carrying boxes were seen standing near the entrance of Twitter's San Francisco building, claiming to have been laid off by Elon Musk.
According to media reports, Musk is planning to charge users USD 19.99 (over Rs 1600) for the new Twitter Blue subscription that brings extra features like edit and undo tweets.
After Elon Musk became Twitter's new owner, a pair of pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees tricked multiple media outlets as the public anxiously awaited news on whether Tesla CEO had begun axing staffers.
On Saturday, Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to congratulate Elon Musk. Rahul also expressed his desire to see Twitter become a "hate speech" free place for all.
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly plans to lay off most of Twitter's workforce once his USD 44 billion deal for the social network goes through.
Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): As Elon Musk fights a lawsuit from Twitter asking him to complete the takeover, he has called for the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit against him for cancelling his multibillion-dollar buyout deal and subpoenaing the social media company's former CEO.<
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Despite Twitter's ongoing legal battle with Elon Musk, the microblogging site has set a date for its shareholders to vote to approve its USD 44 billion takeover offer by Tesla CEO.
Beijing [China], May 26 (ANI): With Tesla CEO Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter on hold, Amazon owner Jeff Bezos wondered whether Musk's ownership of Twitter might benefit China at democracy's expense.