Elon Musk told potential investors in his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter which plans to get rid of three quarters of its 7,500 workers. That would leave the company with only a bare-bones team of just over 2,000 employees, according to corporate documents obtained by the Washington Post.
The newspaper, which claims to have obtained documents on the latest conversations between the billionaire and potential investors that will help him close the purchase of the social networkalso reveals that, even if the purchase is not formalized, the company is going to undertake large cuts in personnel that would reach approximately a quarter of the 7,500 workers.
No other media has yet echoed these plans, nor has Musk reacted through his Twitter account.
The newspaper points out that these cuts may affect the network’s ability to control harmful or offensive content -such as child pornography, for example-, as well as to prevent breaches in content security.
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According to the documents consulted by the Post and testimonies from other sources, the cuts would not only affect the staff, but also the company’s infrastructure, and specifically the data centers that allow the operation of this network that more than 200 consult daily. millions of users.
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These cuts – the newspaper continues – are what explain the anxiety with which Twitter has tried to close the sale to Musk for 44,000 million dollars, as this would make the current management team leave the most painful decisions to the new team.
An expert in scientific data contacted by the Post pointed out that if the cuts are confirmed, they will bring about a “cascade effect”: poorer services, fewer support staff and a growing demoralization of the remaining staff, which has already had months of uncertainties due to the continuous ups and downs from Musk about it.
Experts say such a small workforce would make it difficult for the social media company to clamp down on what it considers “misinformation.”
If there are no new chapters in this novel of Twitter, the purchase by Musk will close on October 28and that day Musk will become the sole owner of the network and will be able to carry out all his plans. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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