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After seizing control of Twitter and sacking its top executives, Elon Musk sent out a mysterious message on Friday. After concluding the $44 billion transaction on the eve of a deadline set by a US judge to avoid going to trial, Mr. Musk tweeted, “The bird is liberated.”
A blue bird serves as Twitter’s logo.
the bird is freed
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022
According to unnamed sources cited by the Washington Post and CNBC, the Tesla CEO fired Twitter’s CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and head of legal affairs and policy Vijaya Gadde. Regarding the quantity of phoney accounts on the social media network, he had accused them of deceiving him and Twitter investors.
Before finalising the transaction, Mr. Musk entered Twitter’s offices on Wednesday with a broad grin and a porcelain sink in hand. He then tweeted, “Let that sink in,” after entering. He updated the title of his Twitter bio to “Chief Twit.”
Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in! pic.twitter.com/D68z4K2wq7
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 26, 2022
In addition to limiting censorship, Elon Musk has stated that he wants to “beat” spam bots on Twitter, make the algorithms used to decide what information is shown to users public, and stop the social media site from turning into a forum for hate and division. He has not, however, provided any information regarding how he intends to carry out his plans or who would lead the business.
Also attempting to allay employee worries about impending mass layoffs, he reassured advertisers that his prior criticism of Twitter’s content control guidelines wouldn’t diminish the platform’s appeal.
Twitter clearly cannot turn into a free-for-all hellhole where anything may be spoken without repercussions! In an open letter to advertisers on Thursday, Mr. Musk stated.
Dear Twitter Advertisers pic.twitter.com/GMwHmInPAS
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 27, 2022
The agreement is the result of a fantastic story with many unexpected turns, which raised questions about Mr. Musk’s ability to execute the transaction. It started on April 4 when he said he was the company’s top shareholder and owned 9.2% of it.
