/ 22 December 2022

Elon Musk heeds Tweeters’ calls

Image source: Getty/Canva
Image source: Getty/Canva

He’s announced he will step down as Twitter CEO after 57.5% of poll respondents said ‘yes’ to his question of whether he should go. The tech billionaire says his official resignation will come when he finds someone “foolish enough” to replace him. But choosing a successor is proving difficult… Reports suggest various big names are in the mix, including Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, former Facebook heavyweight Sheryl Sandberg, and Donald Trump’s son-in-law/former advisor Jared Kushner. It’s the latest in a series of radical changes at the company since his US$44 billion takeover in October, but it might not be the most challenging… After firing a whole bunch of workers, there have been mass resignations, 4 class actions, and dozens of other legal complaints by former staff. It follows claims that women, parents, and those with a disability were unfairly targeted by layoffs, and the company has tried to dodge making redundancy payments. Never a dull moment…

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