Well, everyone, it’s VE day!
Elon Musk has finally sealed the deal and has already done the necessary work of firing Twitter C.E.O. Parag Agrawal, and the platform’s chief censor.
That wasn’t all though, Musk also fired several other high-ranking executives…
We already mentioned Parag Agrawal and Vijaya Gadde, but CFO Ned Segal, Chairman Bret Taylor, and General Counsel Sean Edgett are also no longer with the company after Musk’s takeover.
We expect more executives to be fired or to voluntarily leave the company, as Musk has announced intentions to slash Twitter’s workforce by 75%
Here’s some of the infamous footage of Vijaya Gadde, captured by Project Veritas:
https://twitter.com/sheeplovelies/status/1585969492227670017
Other sources are reporting that these executives will still come out handsomely…
As per previous contractual agreements, several executives will receive a combined $100 million payout for severance from the tech giant:
You're fired…
Here, have $100 million ??? pic.twitter.com/mJSsqppYXP
— J.M. Hamilton (@jmhamiltonblog) October 28, 2022
The Hill had more on Bret Taylor:
Taylor previously served as a board member for five years between 2016 and 2021, and became chairman in November 2021.
Instead, Taylor’s profile shows he’s currently only Co-CEO of Salesforce, where he’s been employed for the past 6 years.
During the legal drama surrounding the acquisition, Taylor said the company would sue Musk forcing him to complete the transaction, a move that eventually took place.
Fired Twitter execs should use their new free time to educate themselves.
I’d suggest starting with @MattWalshBlog’s What Is a Woman.
— Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) October 28, 2022
Not only did Elon fire top execs today…..he physically removed one of them. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
"At least one of the fired executives was seen escorted out of Twitter's San Francisco headquarters, per the sources."— Natalie F Danelishen (@Chesschick01) October 28, 2022
According to The New York Post:
Outgoing CEO Parag Agrawal is unabashedly hostile to traditional views of free speech.
Soon after he took over, he pledged to regulate content and said the company would “focus less on thinking about free speech” because “speech is easy on the Internet.
Most people can speak. Where our role is particularly emphasized is who can be heard.”
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