Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and removed the company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer and general counsel, two sources familiar with the deal told the Associated Press news agency.
The dismissal occurs a few hours before the deadline set by a judge for the agreement to end this Friday.
The major personnel changes are expected to be the first of many by Musk, who has vowed to grow the social network’s user base and revenue.
Earlier in the day, Musk tried to calm Twitter advertisers, saying he’s buying the platform to help humanity and doesn’t want it to turn into “everyone hell.”
The message seemed intended to address concerns from advertisers, Twitter’s main source of revenue, that Musk’s plans to promote free speech, through reducing content moderation, will open the door to increased online toxicity and will drive users away.
“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important for the future of civilization to have a common square of the digital city where a wide range of beliefs can be discussed in a healthy way, without resorting to violence,” Musk wrote. a rare message. length
He concluded: “Currently there is a great danger that the media will split into far-right and far-left echo chambers that generate more hate and divide society.”
The Friday deadline to close the deal was ordered by the court in early October. It’s the latest step in a battle that began in April with Musk signing a deal to acquire Twitter, followed by a backlash that led Twitter to sue the businessman.
This Wednesday, Elon Musk entered the headquarters of that social network in San Francisco, in the United States, with a sink.
In a post on Twitter, the philanthropist, who has three different nationalities (South African, Canadian and North American), wrote: “Breaking into Twitter headquarters, let that sink!”, which in Portuguese translates to something like ” Get on Twitter.” headquarters — reflect”.
The businessman also changed his Twitter profile, referring to himself as “Chief Twit”, which in English “twit” means “idiot”, and changed his location to the social network’s headquarters in San Francisco, giving indications of the celebration. Of the same. business.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the banks participating in the financing of the operation began to send the money.
In addition, the New York Stock Exchange, where Twitter is listed, warned that actions on the platform were suspended before the opening of operations on Friday.
Source: TSF
