Alina Hashmi Posted in Technology
Twitter's new chief executive Linda Yaccarino officially began her new role with the social media company after taking over from billionaire Elon Musk. “It happened – first day in the books,” she tweeted without adding further details. Her first day at Twitter arrived ahead of the six-week schedule Mr. Musk had set when he made the announcement on May 12. Read More…
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Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he would resign as chief executive of Twitter once he finds a replacement, in apparent response to a poll he launched that suggested users wanted him to step down. Musk has fully owned Twitter since October 27 and has repeatedly courted controversy as CEO, sacking half of its staff, readmitting far-right figures to the platform, suspending journalists and trying to charge for previously free services. Read More…
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A poll by Elon Musk on whether he should quit as Twitter CEO showed the majority of users of the social media platform who took part voted in favor of the move after the poll ended on Monday. About 57.5 percent of votes were for “Yes”, while 42.5pc were against the idea of Musk stepping down as the head of Twitter, according to the poll the billionaire launched. Musk earlier stated that he would abide by the results of the poll, but did not give details on when he would… Read More…
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On Sunday, Twitter CEO Musk launched a poll on the social media platform asking whether he should step down as head of the company, adding that he would abide by the poll results. The poll is scheduled to close around 1120GMT on Monday although the billionaire did not give details on when he would step down if the poll results said he should. Read More…
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Twitter CEO Elon Musk has confirmed Donald Trump's account is unbanned. Donald Trump was banned from Twitter in January 2021 following the January 6th insurrection for being in violation of the Glorification of Violence Policy on the platform. Elon Musk posted a poll on his personal account and noted that the majority of users who voted want to see Trump's account unbanned. Shortly after the poll ended, Musk announced Donald Trump would be unbanned. His account is now visible on the platform for the first time in nearly two years. Read More…
0 CommentsAlina Hashmi Posted in Business
On Monday, Jack Patrick Dorsey, co-founder of the social networking site Twitter, has stepped down as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. According to the company, Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s chief technology officer (CTO), will take charge as the new CEO, while Jack Dorsey will be on the board of directors. “I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders,” Dorsey stated. Read More…
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