<p>Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, the microblogging site has been flooded with news, hate comments, rumours and whatnot.&nbsp;This all began right after Musk took over the social media firm. He immediately fired the top three executives including the CEO, Parag Agarwal, CFO and the legal executive. The top three executives are expected to receive severance of&nbsp;nearly $122 million.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Lots of changes have already happened at the firm or are in process. Especially, the change in staffing. After the three executives, the company's top sales and advertising officials announced their resignations.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/twitter-live-un-urges-musk-to-ensure-human-rights-at-twitter-new-ios-update-lets-users-get-blue-tick-for-799-531535"><strong>Also read |&nbsp;Twitter Live | New iOS update lets users get blue tick for $7.99, fixing search is a high priority, says Musk</strong></a></p>

<p>A week after the deal was finalised, there was a formal announcement by the company. The first official mail was sent to the workers on Thursday (November 03) which informed them that their fate will be decided the next day, Friday (November 04). The mail sent on Friday confirmed the rumours that 50 per cent of the workers had lost their jobs.</p>

<p>However, there was still no statement from Musk. After 24 hours, Musk on November 5 tweeted that there is no choice as the company is losing over four million dollars per month.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>After spending an entire week working on guidelines assigned, Cornet, an employee was fired after being informed via mail that he had violated the company's policies. He said that he is still looking for an actual reason.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Watch |&nbsp;Elon Musk to introduce a new feature on Twitter, UN urges CEO to ensure respect of human rights</strong></p>

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<p>During the on-and-off discussiosn about whether Musk will acquire the company or not, nearly 700 employees left independently even before the deal was finalised, NDTV reported.</p>

<p>A team lead for content moderation in London said, "I feel sorry for anyone who didn't get fired (to be honest). Elon will run those left into the ground with his hare-brained ideas." He added, "Any kind of Twitter we knew before is dead."&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/amid-mass-layoffs-at-twitter-founder-jack-dorsey-tweets-apology-531510"><strong>Also read |&nbsp;Amid mass layoffs at Twitter, founder Jack Dorsey tweets apology</strong></a></p>

<p>After the layoffs, the UN human rights chief in an open letter urged Musk to ensure the protection of human rights in Twitter's management. Not just this, the founder Jack Dorsey recently tweeted apologising to people amid the 50 per cent layoffs.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Musk has already announced several modifications to the microblogging app. From content moderation to charging $7.99 for verification charges. More changes are yet to come.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, the microblogging site has been flooded with news, hate comments, rumours and whatnot. This all began right after Musk took over the social media firm.

Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, the microblogging site has been flooded with news, hate comments, rumours and whatnot. This all began right after Musk took over the social media firm. He immediately fired the top three executives including the CEO, Parag Agarwal, CFO and the legal executive. The top three executives are expected to receive severance of nearly $122 million. Lots of changes have already happened at the firm or are in process. Especially, the change in staffing. After the three executives, the company's top sales and advertising officials announced their resignations. Also read | Twitter Live | New iOS update lets users get blue tick for $7.99, fixing search is a high priority, says Musk A week after the deal was finalised, there was a formal announcement by the company. The first official mail was sent to the workers on Thursday (November 03) which informed them that their fate will be decided the next day, Friday (November 04). The mail sent on Friday confirmed the rumours that 50 per cent of the workers had lost their jobs. However, there was still no statement from Musk. After 24 hours, Musk on November 5 tweeted that there is no choice as the company is losing over four million dollars per month. Regarding Twitter’s reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4M/day. Everyone exited was offered 3 months of severance, which is 50% more than legally required. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2022 × After spending an entire week working on guidelines assigned, Cornet, an employee was fired after being informed via mail that he had violated the company's policies. He said that he is still looking for an actual reason. Watch | Elon Musk to introduce a new feature on Twitter, UN urges CEO to ensure respect of human rights During the on-and-off discussiosn about whether Musk will acquire the company or not, nearly 700 employees left independently even before the deal was finalised, NDTV reported. A team lead for content moderation in London said, "I feel sorry for anyone who didn't get fired (to be honest). Elon will run those left into the ground with his hare-brained ideas." He added, "Any kind of Twitter we knew before is dead." Also read | Amid mass layoffs at Twitter, founder Jack Dorsey tweets apology After the layoffs, the UN human rights chief in an open letter urged Musk to ensure the protection of human rights in Twitter's management. Not just this, the founder Jack Dorsey recently tweeted apologising to people amid the 50 per cent layoffs. Musk has already announced several modifications to the microblogging app. From content moderation to charging $7.99 for verification charges. More changes are yet to come. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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'Any kind of Twitter we knew before is dead', say employees as many get emails of being fired