I read he decided his cuts by sorting the engineers based on how many lines of code they produced and firing the fewest (which were likely the smartest people working on the most difficult stuff... and probably the bulk of the people that were actually asked back the next day).
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I read he decided his cuts by sorting the engineers based on how many lines of code they produced and firing the fewest (which were likely the smartest people working on the most difficult stuff... and probably the bulk of the people that were actually asked back the next day).
massraider
Footballguy
Clarification on Verification
A lot of folks have asked about how you'll be able to distinguish between @TwitterBlue subscribers with blue checkmarks and accounts that are verified as official, which is why we’re introducing the “Official" label to select accounts when we launch.
Not all previously verified accounts will get the “Official” label and the label is not available for purchase. Accounts that will receive it include government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some public figures.
The new Twitter Blue does not include ID verification – it’s an opt-in, paid subscription that offers a blue checkmark and access to select features. We’ll continue to experiment with ways to differentiate between account types.
A lot of folks have asked about how you'll be able to distinguish between @TwitterBlue subscribers with blue checkmarks and accounts that are verified as official, which is why we’re introducing the “Official" label to select accounts when we launch.
Not all previously verified accounts will get the “Official” label and the label is not available for purchase. Accounts that will receive it include government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some public figures.
The new Twitter Blue does not include ID verification – it’s an opt-in, paid subscription that offers a blue checkmark and access to select features. We’ll continue to experiment with ways to differentiate between account types.
uwillbsoon
Footballguy
So the blue checkmark literally means you paid $8?
Why even show it? What value does it bring?
I like that they're keeping official. I'm just not sure what value the checkmark badge has.
massraider
Footballguy
You pay 8 bucks, and it pushes your posts to the top of feeds. They also casually promise half the ads if you pay 8 dollars, which I'm sure advertisers want to hear.
They are launching the "official" badge because it has occurred to them that without non-monetary verification, anyone can impersonate anyone.
So the Official will be what the verified check mark used to be, but maybe not exactly the same?
I'm sure the process for getting an Official verification will run smoother now that they have introduced a Paid Verification, and have fired half the staff.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Elon outlined part of his new plan on a Twitter Space today:
Users could link their online bank account to Twitter, he says. Then the company will offer "extremely compelling money market account to get extremely high yield on your balance". Add debit cards etc
Users could link their online bank account to Twitter, he says. Then the company will offer "extremely compelling money market account to get extremely high yield on your balance". Add debit cards etc
Ilov80s
Footballguy
funniest part is there are a lot Muskovites who would jump at the chance to give Elon all their money.
Capella
Footballguy
Great! Hope they do.funniest part is there are a lot Muskovites who would jump at the chance to give Elon all their money.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
TheMagus
Footballguy
fatness
Footballguy
Yes. It basically eliminates any verification done by Twitter and passes the work and cost of verification off to credit card providers, who don't check.
https://twitter.com/JackMLawrence/status/1590480221257359361
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
He has no damn idea what he's doing.
Alternately, it's 60 days, tops, before he reveals this has all been some sort of performance art -- and he's making a statement on the meaninglessness of money by immolating $44B in the center of the public eye.
Alternately, it's 60 days, tops, before he reveals this has all been some sort of performance art -- and he's making a statement on the meaninglessness of money by immolating $44B in the center of the public eye.
fatness
Footballguy
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Must have collected a buck each from his disciples. I wonder who were the 4 cheapskates that didn't pony up.
Lots of peanut gallery folks criticizing Musk and think they know best what is going on inside Twitter. Musk is wildly successful because he is a brilliant engineer who relentlessly and methodically attacks problems. We will see how well Musk can navigate the complex public politics, but I would not doubt Musk ability to get Twitter running smoothly and effectively implementing his vision.
massraider
Footballguy
Elon Musk has scrapped Twitter’s working from home policy and ordered its staff back to the office, days after firing 3,700 employees.
The social media platform’s new owner told staff in an email, seen by the Guardian, that its “road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed”.
The Tesla CEO added that working from home would no longer be allowed except in special circumstances, with such cases personally vetted by Musk.
www.theguardian.com
The social media platform’s new owner told staff in an email, seen by the Guardian, that its “road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed”.
The Tesla CEO added that working from home would no longer be allowed except in special circumstances, with such cases personally vetted by Musk.
Elon Musk scraps Twitter’s work from home policy
The announcement comes as three top security officials leave the company and employees are asked to ‘self-certify’ compliance
Capella
Footballguy
I assume most of these people are talented enough to find work elsewhere. Why would any of them deal with this?Elon Musk has scrapped Twitter’s working from home policy and ordered its staff back to the office, days after firing 3,700 employees.
The social media platform’s new owner told staff in an email, seen by the Guardian, that its “road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed”.
The Tesla CEO added that working from home would no longer be allowed except in special circumstances, with such cases personally vetted by Musk.
Elon Musk scraps Twitter’s work from home policy
The announcement comes as three top security officials leave the company and employees are asked to ‘self-certify’ compliance
massraider
Footballguy
But then they don't get to work for Elon Musk.
Some people cannot handle working with greatness.
bigbottom
Footballguy
His stated mission for Twitter is for it to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world. That would necessarily require heavy content moderation and seems to run counter to the principles of free expression that underpinned what I understood to be his prior stated goals.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Thanks. I always knew there was a reason my co-workers didn't like me.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Twitter > stone tablets for getting the message out.
whoknew
Footballguy
I assume most of these people are talented enough to find work elsewhere. Why would any of them deal with this?Elon Musk has scrapped Twitter’s working from home policy and ordered its staff back to the office, days after firing 3,700 employees.
The social media platform’s new owner told staff in an email, seen by the Guardian, that its “road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed”.
The Tesla CEO added that working from home would no longer be allowed except in special circumstances, with such cases personally vetted by Musk.
Elon Musk scraps Twitter’s work from home policy
The announcement comes as three top security officials leave the company and employees are asked to ‘self-certify’ compliance
It doesn't seem like its a great time in tech to be looking for a job, though. So maybe not?
Meta Laying off More than 11k Employees
massraider
Footballguy
Definitely maybe not, right now anyway.
But WFH for these tech jobs is here to stay. Makes too much sense, and there are way too many other companies willing to do this. So that thing will happen, where the top whatever percent goes elsewhere, and the drones happy to have a job will stay.
massraider
Footballguy
According to messages shared in Twitter Slack, Twitter’s CISO, chief privacy office, and chief compliance officer all resigned last night.
An employee says it will be up to engineers to “self-certify compliance with FTC requirements and other laws.”
“All of this is extremely dangerous for our users,” the message says. “Given that the FTC can (and will!) fine Twitter BILLIONS of dollars pursuant to the FTC Consent Order, extremely detrimental to Twitter’s longevity as a platform. Our users deserve so much better than this.”
In the same message, the employee said Twitter’s current head of Legal, Alex Spiro, said “Elon is willing to take on a huge amount of risk in relation to his company and its users, because ‘Elon puts rockets into space, he’s not afraid of the FTC.’”
https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton/status/1590724257608134657?t=E-GQNpYxWZQO4i5QQJEbyg&s=19
I don't think big media has confirmed this. Right now, just one dude on Twitter (but he does have a check mark)
An employee says it will be up to engineers to “self-certify compliance with FTC requirements and other laws.”
“All of this is extremely dangerous for our users,” the message says. “Given that the FTC can (and will!) fine Twitter BILLIONS of dollars pursuant to the FTC Consent Order, extremely detrimental to Twitter’s longevity as a platform. Our users deserve so much better than this.”
In the same message, the employee said Twitter’s current head of Legal, Alex Spiro, said “Elon is willing to take on a huge amount of risk in relation to his company and its users, because ‘Elon puts rockets into space, he’s not afraid of the FTC.’”
https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton/status/1590724257608134657?t=E-GQNpYxWZQO4i5QQJEbyg&s=19
I don't think big media has confirmed this. Right now, just one dude on Twitter (but he does have a check mark)
supermike80
Footballguy
Very interesting that I saw no uproar about the WARN act with these layoffs like I did with Twitter. Meta is based in CA too right?I assume most of these people are talented enough to find work elsewhere. Why would any of them deal with this?Elon Musk has scrapped Twitter’s working from home policy and ordered its staff back to the office, days after firing 3,700 employees.
The social media platform’s new owner told staff in an email, seen by the Guardian, that its “road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed”.
The Tesla CEO added that working from home would no longer be allowed except in special circumstances, with such cases personally vetted by Musk.
Elon Musk scraps Twitter’s work from home policy
The announcement comes as three top security officials leave the company and employees are asked to ‘self-certify’ compliance
It doesn't seem like its a great time in tech to be looking for a job, though. So maybe not?
Meta Laying off More than 11k Employees
krista4
Footballguy
I don’t see anything in that article that says it has been or would be done without the 60 days notice required by the WARN Act, which is a federal law, not CA by the way.Very interesting that I saw no uproar about the WARN act with these layoffs like I did with Twitter. Meta is based in CA too right?I assume most of these people are talented enough to find work elsewhere. Why would any of them deal with this?Elon Musk has scrapped Twitter’s working from home policy and ordered its staff back to the office, days after firing 3,700 employees.
The social media platform’s new owner told staff in an email, seen by the Guardian, that its “road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed”.
The Tesla CEO added that working from home would no longer be allowed except in special circumstances, with such cases personally vetted by Musk.
Elon Musk scraps Twitter’s work from home policy
The announcement comes as three top security officials leave the company and employees are asked to ‘self-certify’ compliance
It doesn't seem like its a great time in tech to be looking for a job, though. So maybe not?
Meta Laying off More than 11k Employees
supermike80
Footballguy
Not sure I understand your point?I don’t see anything in that article that says it has been or would be done without the 60 days notice required by the WARN Act, which is a federal law, not CA by the way.Very interesting that I saw no uproar about the WARN act with these layoffs like I did with Twitter. Meta is based in CA too right?I assume most of these people are talented enough to find work elsewhere. Why would any of them deal with this?Elon Musk has scrapped Twitter’s working from home policy and ordered its staff back to the office, days after firing 3,700 employees.
The social media platform’s new owner told staff in an email, seen by the Guardian, that its “road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed”.
The Tesla CEO added that working from home would no longer be allowed except in special circumstances, with such cases personally vetted by Musk.
Elon Musk scraps Twitter’s work from home policy
The announcement comes as three top security officials leave the company and employees are asked to ‘self-certify’ compliance
It doesn't seem like its a great time in tech to be looking for a job, though. So maybe not?
Meta Laying off More than 11k Employees
The Commish
Footballguy
we are hiring left and right....anyone want to work in financial services?I assume most of these people are talented enough to find work elsewhere. Why would any of them deal with this?Elon Musk has scrapped Twitter’s working from home policy and ordered its staff back to the office, days after firing 3,700 employees.
The social media platform’s new owner told staff in an email, seen by the Guardian, that its “road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed”.
The Tesla CEO added that working from home would no longer be allowed except in special circumstances, with such cases personally vetted by Musk.
Elon Musk scraps Twitter’s work from home policy
The announcement comes as three top security officials leave the company and employees are asked to ‘self-certify’ compliance
It doesn't seem like its a great time in tech to be looking for a job, though. So maybe not?
Meta Laying off More than 11k Employees
supermike80
Footballguy
Here too. transportation, especially trucking is very strong. All levels. Drivers, supervisors, managers etc etc.....we are hiring left and right....anyone want to work in financial services?I assume most of these people are talented enough to find work elsewhere. Why would any of them deal with this?Elon Musk has scrapped Twitter’s working from home policy and ordered its staff back to the office, days after firing 3,700 employees.
The social media platform’s new owner told staff in an email, seen by the Guardian, that its “road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed”.
The Tesla CEO added that working from home would no longer be allowed except in special circumstances, with such cases personally vetted by Musk.
Elon Musk scraps Twitter’s work from home policy
The announcement comes as three top security officials leave the company and employees are asked to ‘self-certify’ compliance
It doesn't seem like its a great time in tech to be looking for a job, though. So maybe not?
Meta Laying off More than 11k Employees
massraider
Footballguy
No one has intimated that Meta isn't complying with WARN.
supermike80
Footballguy
I know..That was my point?
massraider
Footballguy
You said it was interesting you didn't see an uproar regarding WARN when META laid off their 11,000. (This reads to me as 'META did the same thing, why no uproar?')
If META was complying, there wouldn't be an uproar, which I thought was Krista's point.
Maybe I misunderstood your point, not the first time I have done that.
krista4
Footballguy
Yep
Musk is trying to appease his advertisers a bit too much with that language. He would be better if he described what he is trying to implement by saying he wants Twitter to be the best source of truth. Twitter is going to have many inaccuracies by its nature. What Musk sees is the Twitter universe self-moderating to eventually get to the truth, even with inaccurate information is part of that process.
Battersbox
Footballguy
I am a bit baffled by the WARN story as it relates to Twitter. Did Musk avoid the lawsuits by simply paying everyone for an additional 60 days? Is that how Meta is also not at risk for this? It seemed strange to me to suggest folks get 60 days warning or whatever. I mean, for a position of any importance, companies aren't going to let people tool around and risk any mayhem they might cause from the inside. I know in my industry you are let go and your PC is immediately locked to prevent you from burning the place down on your way out the door.
bigbottom
Footballguy
The Meta announcement letter to employees states expressly that they will receive 16 weeks severance pay plus two additional weeks for every year of service. As a general matter, this would satisfy the pay in lieu of notice provisions under the WARN Act, which is why people weren’t crying foul about the WARN Act. In Twitter’s situation, employees were getting locked out with no notice. It wasn’t until after the initial notice that statements were made about employees being paid through February. The WARN Act concerns were being raised before that was clarified (and the clarification may have been a result of those concerns being raised).
bigbottom
Footballguy
Right, you can pay in lieu of the required notice under the WARN Act.
tommyGunZ
Footballguy
Update?
This.
I don't have a dog in this fight, but all the wokesters rushing to tear Elon down seem to keep missing the big picture.
The $8 isn't just for a blue checkmark and media accounts will still be marked as verified.
The same people are mocking Musk for buying a company with bad finances, then mocking him for doing things to improve finances (reducing staff, adding revenue streams). The outrage is a bit bizarre but admittedly entertaining from the sidelines.
supermike80
Footballguy
Yeah..Only difference was it was Musk. He locked people out, which makes sense and they all had emails saying they were laid off. It didn't happen after they were locked out. But it was Musk so everyone went gaga over it, meanwhile Zuckerberg did the exact same thing and...crickets,
uwillbsoon
Footballguy
I think you've got to the issue. Musk is a brilliant engineer. But Twitter isn't an engineering problem.
Social platforms don't succeed necessarily because they're engineered better. They succeed because the masses are there.
He started by pissing off the masses with a series of tweets designed to anger the lefties that populate Twitter. And he scared advertisers by insinuating free speech would rule, which they took to mean vile stuff they didn't want to have their brands associated with.
Twitter is more a political problem than an engineering one. Which is not Musk's strength.
He seems to have gotten the message and moderated his behavior. So I'm optimistic he'll succeed. But his ideas seem haphazard. And, like bad product managers, more aimed at alleviating his perceived issues with Twitter than the average user.
uwillbsoon
Footballguy
And soon, reporters who haven't paid will not have checkmarks.
Seems like a bad user experience.
supermike80
Footballguy
Well yeah it does seem that way. Musk got beaten up pretty well for his layoffs and Zuck got nothing. So yeah I'm going with double standard for sure. Which really is a shame.
supermike80
Footballguy
I see almost zero chance twitter is bankrupt in a few months,On today’s call he told staff if they aren’t in the office, their resignation is accepted, Twitter may be bankrupt in a few months, and when somebody asked what his plan was he said “I don’t know…we all to be more hardcore”
massraider
Footballguy
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-n...-resign-musks-chaotic-run-continues-rcna56597
Twitter’s chief information security officer and chief compliance officer resigned late Wednesday night as the company started implementing changes that would allow users to more easily impersonate major brands and government officials.
The departures came just hours before the company’s new CEO, Elon Musk, sent his first email to Twitter employees, titled “difficult times ahead,” and implementing a mandatory return-to-work policy.
The FTC said in a statement that it is “tracking recent developments at Twitter
By Ben Collins
Twitter’s chief information security officer and chief compliance officer resigned late Wednesday night as the company started implementing changes that would allow users to more easily impersonate major brands and government officials.
The departures came just hours before the company’s new CEO, Elon Musk, sent his first email to Twitter employees, titled “difficult times ahead,” and implementing a mandatory return-to-work policy.
Lea Kissner, the chief information security officer, confirmed they had left in a Twitter post Thursday morning. Chief Compliance Officer Marianne Fogarty has also left the company, according to a person familiar with the situation who asked to remain nameless because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
“I don’t watch Game of Thrones. I certainly don’t want to play it at work,” Fogarty tweeted Monday.
A spokesperson for the Federal Trade Commission said in an emailed statement that it is keeping watch on the situation.
“We are tracking recent developments at Twitter with deep concern,” the spokesperson wrote. “No CEO or company is above the law, and companies must follow our consent decrees. Our revised consent order gives us new tools to ensure compliance, and we are prepared to use them.”
On Wednesday, Twitter rolled out the new Twitter Blue, which allows any user to purchase a verification badge for $7.99 per month as long as they joined Twitter before Nov. 9. As feared by cybersecurity professionals, users immediately used the pay-to-play feature to impersonate public figures and brands. One user impersonating LeBron James demanded a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers (
lol)
Twitter’s chief information security officer and chief compliance officer resigned late Wednesday night as the company started implementing changes that would allow users to more easily impersonate major brands and government officials.
The departures came just hours before the company’s new CEO, Elon Musk, sent his first email to Twitter employees, titled “difficult times ahead,” and implementing a mandatory return-to-work policy.
The FTC said in a statement that it is “tracking recent developments at Twitter
By Ben Collins
Twitter’s chief information security officer and chief compliance officer resigned late Wednesday night as the company started implementing changes that would allow users to more easily impersonate major brands and government officials.
The departures came just hours before the company’s new CEO, Elon Musk, sent his first email to Twitter employees, titled “difficult times ahead,” and implementing a mandatory return-to-work policy.
Lea Kissner, the chief information security officer, confirmed they had left in a Twitter post Thursday morning. Chief Compliance Officer Marianne Fogarty has also left the company, according to a person familiar with the situation who asked to remain nameless because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
“I don’t watch Game of Thrones. I certainly don’t want to play it at work,” Fogarty tweeted Monday.
A spokesperson for the Federal Trade Commission said in an emailed statement that it is keeping watch on the situation.
“We are tracking recent developments at Twitter with deep concern,” the spokesperson wrote. “No CEO or company is above the law, and companies must follow our consent decrees. Our revised consent order gives us new tools to ensure compliance, and we are prepared to use them.”
On Wednesday, Twitter rolled out the new Twitter Blue, which allows any user to purchase a verification badge for $7.99 per month as long as they joined Twitter before Nov. 9. As feared by cybersecurity professionals, users immediately used the pay-to-play feature to impersonate public figures and brands. One user impersonating LeBron James demanded a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers (
lol)
tommyGunZ
Footballguy
On today’s call he told staff if they aren’t in the office, their resignation is accepted, Twitter may be bankrupt in a few months, and when somebody asked what his plan was he said “I don’t know…we all to be more hardcore”
I can’t wait to watch Sorkin do a movie about this in a few years. Epic meltdown.
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