Elon Musk continues to introduce changes on Twitter. Or, at least, he keeps advertising them. And it is that since he became the new owner of the social network, the businessman has been communicating a series of changes in the operation of the company, affecting both employees and users.
Musk has been a protagonist for several days. For example, in his first days as the new owner of Twitter, he laid off some 3,700 workers (nearly 50% of the workforce) but later had to rectify and offer some of those laid off to return, realizing that he had gone too far. of braking and that it was endangering the operation of the company.
Also a few days ago, Elon Musk was the protagonist in networks for another announcement that affected the operation of the social network: that verified profiles would have to pay a fee to be verified. Many were those who questioned this proposal by Musk. And this Wednesday, the businessman has returned to be at the center of the controversy.
Introduces a novelty and removes it a few hours later
Just a few hours ago, it was announced that in those Twitter profiles considered ‘high profile’, that is, government figures, companies, important media outlets and some public figures, apart from the symbol that indicates that the account is verified, also the word ‘official’ would appear just below that symbol.
This novelty on Twitter has been in operation for several hours, so there have been many who have noticed this change. However, and exactly as quickly as this mod arrived, it has been removed.
Elon Musk himself has explained it. Responding to a message from the American YouTuber Marques Brownlee, who had announced this novelty and its subsequent removal on Twitter, Musk explained that “I’ve killed” the word ‘official’ and that “the blue check will be the great leveler.”
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Elon Musk wanted to justify this rapid change in more detail and explained in a tweet that “Twitter will do a lot of stupid things in the coming months” and that the strategy will be “keep what works and change what doesn’t”. Undoubtedly, a declaration of intent about what the modus operandi of the social network will be in the near future: trial and error.
Musk sells shares of Tesla and Meta announces massive layoffs
This Wednesday it has also been known that, after buying Twitter, Elon Musk has sold Tesla shares worth about 4,000 million dollars. The funds would allow to face the purchase itself and the turns that it intends on the platform.
Specifically, the businessman got rid of 19.5 million shares of Tesla between Friday, November 4 and yesterday, according to reports from the SEC, the US stock market regulator. They do not indicate whether the sales were already planned.
For its part, this November 9 has also been known that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, will lay off 11,000 workers, 13% of its workforce. This is the largest cut in personnel in the history of this company.
