Coverage dated November 9, 2022 to November 15, 2022

Twitter Engineer Fired On Twitter Calls Musk’s Team “A Bunch Of Cowards”

Headline from Forbes, on the newest of 2 developments

The Android developer frets over Twitter’s near-future: “No one trusts anyone within the company anymore.”

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Nov 14, 2022
Elon Musk's Twitter Fires 80% of Contract Workers
Headline from Breitbart News ·
Nov 15, 2022Newest
Twitter Engineer Fired On Twitter Calls Musk’s Team “A Bunch Of Cowards”
Headline from Forbes ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

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22 articles, oldest first.

BizPac Review
Musk sends first official email to Twitter staff; here's what it said ... (opens BizPac Review)
Published Nov 9, 2022
BizPac Review's feed description
Twitter owner Elon Musk is about to set more heads on fire as he officially ends remote work for his employees.
Forbes
Is Elon Musk Trying To Destroy Twitter? (opens Forbes)
Published Nov 10, 2022
Forbes's feed description
Maybe he bought the company so he could fire the executive team.
Insider
Meet the members of Elon Musk's inner circle said to be helping him fix Twitter (opens Insider)
Published Nov 11, 2022
Insider's feed description
The new owner has fired almost all of Twitter's senior leaders and appears to have replaced them with close allies, friends, and former colleagues.
Breitbart News
Elon Musk's Twitter Fires 80% of Contract Workers (opens Breitbart News)
Published Nov 13, 2022
Breitbart News's feed description
Elon Musk's Twitter has slashed its contract workforce by 80 percent with none of the company's internal teams being notified in advance.
The Daily Caller
‘He’s Fired’: Elon Musk Axes Twitter Employee Who Tried To One-Up Him Publicly (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Nov 13, 2022
The Daily Caller's feed description
Twitter CEO Elon Musk appeared to axe a Twitter employee who tried to one-up him on the social media site.
Forbes
Twitter Engineer Fired On Twitter Calls Musk’s Team “A Bunch Of Cowards” (opens Forbes)
Published Nov 14, 2022
Forbes's feed description
The Android developer frets over Twitter’s near-future: “No one trusts anyone within the company anymore.”
Engadget
Twitter fired employees who publicly called out Elon Musk (opens Engadget)
Published Nov 14, 2022
Engadget's feed description
At least three Twitter employees who survived the mass layoffs that cut the company's workforce in half have been fired after calling out their new boss on the platform..
NBC News
Elon Musk appears to fire software engineer who argued with him on Twitter (opens NBC News)
Published Nov 14, 2022
NBC News's feed description
The apparent public firing adds to what has already been a tumultuous run for Musk since he took control of the company in late October.
NBC News
Musk fires Twitter engineers after critical posts on Twitter and Slack (opens NBC News)
Published Nov 14, 2022
NBC News's feed description
The latest firing wave comes in the wake of Musk’s decisions to let go of about half of all Twitter employees in a bid to cut costs.
Insider
A fired Twitter engineer urged remaining employees to 'disobey' Elon Musk, calling it their 'moral duty' to challenge the new billionaire owner (opens Insider)
Published Nov 14, 2022
Insider's feed description
Twitter reportedly cut about 20 employees overnight who had publicly and privately pushed back against Musk since the takeover.
Insider
Twitter engineer who was fired publicly by Elon Musk and locked out of his laptop calls the company a 'bunch of cowards' (opens Insider)
Published Nov 14, 2022
Insider's feed description
Elon Musk posted a since-deleted tweet, saying "he's fired" after the engineer criticized him on Twitter.
Insider
Elon Musk posted a picture of him jokingly rehiring 2 guys who pretended to be laid-off Twitter employees just weeks after he cut half the company's staff (opens Insider)
Published Nov 14, 2022
Insider's feed description
Two men, who go by Rahul Ligma and Daniel Johnson, impersonated laid-off Twitter staff. Musk joked that firing them was one of his "biggest mistakes."
Insider
A Twitter engineer fired by Elon Musk after a public spat on the platform says 'no one can trust anyone' at the company anymore (opens Insider)
Published Nov 14, 2022
Insider's feed description
Musk and Eric Frohnhoefer, who worked as an engineer at the company for eight years, clashed over the speed of the platform on Android devices.
New York Times
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him (opens New York Times)
Published Nov 14, 2022
New York Times's feed description
Mr. Musk, who is rapidly transforming the social media company, also has cut its contractor work force.
BizPac Review
Elon Musk responds to now-former Twitter employee who publicly criticized him with two words (opens BizPac Review)
Published Nov 14, 2022
BizPac Review's feed description
Elon Musk got the last word on a now-former Twitter engineer who called him out in public and is now looking for a new job.
Truthout
Twitter Employees Are Being Fired for Criticizing Musk on Slack (opens Truthout)
Published Nov 15, 2022
Truthout's feed description
The Twitter CEO showed open contempt toward the workers he fired after they criticized him internally.
Insider
Elon Musk mocks Twitter staff fired for criticizing him, saying 'these geniuses' will 'no doubt be of great use elsewhere' (opens Insider)
Published Nov 15, 2022
Insider's feed description
Musk posted a sarcastic tweet amid reports he'd fired several Twitter staff who'd criticized him on internal Slack chats and on Twitter itself.
Insider
After Elon Musk fired Twitter staff for criticizing him, some remaining employees are hurriedly deleting Slack messages they fear he won't like (opens Insider)
Published Nov 15, 2022
Insider's feed description
One former software engineer at Twitter said he thought he was fired "for not showing 100% loyalty in slack."
Breitbart News
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Engineer Via Tweet (opens Breitbart News)
Published Nov 15, 2022
Breitbart News's feed description
Self-described "free speech absolutist" Elon Musk fired a Twitter engineer via a tweet after his former employee disagreed with him about the company's app performance on Android smartphones.
Insider
A Twitter engineer fired after clashing with Elon Musk said he found out only when a friend sent him Musk's tweet (opens Insider)
Published Nov 15, 2022
Insider's feed description
Eric Frohnhoefer told CNN his friend sent him Elon Musk's tweet that he was fired and that "no one" from Twitter contacted him with the news.

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