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Don't feel for me, pray for Twitter instead: Parag Agrawal
Amid multiple reports that Musk has lined up a new CEO to replace him, Agrawal has already said that he took the job to change Twitter for the better, course correct where we need to, and strengthen the service. "I feel for the current CEO of Twitter (@paraga) - he had all these plans and now lives with the same uncertainty of his whole team," posted a Twitter user.
Twitter bans 2 right-wing accounts as Musk promotes free speech
The micro-blogging platform permanently suspended their accounts shortly after the duo rejoined it with creating new Twitter handles, for violating platform rules against evading bans, reports The Verge. Lindell was banned last year while Zelenko was banned in 2020. Lindell was originally suspended for violating Twitter's rules against election misinformation.
Nearly half of Elon Musk's 90mn Twitter followers are 'fake'
According to Twitter auditing tool SparkToro, of Musk's 87.9 million followers (at the time of the research audit), roughly 48 per cent are fake, reports Time. These are the accounts that are "unreachable and will not see the account's tweets because they're spam, bots, propaganda, etc. or because they're no longer active on Twitter". Musk currently has nearly 90 million followers on Twitter.
After setting Twitter on fire, Musk now says he has no political side
The world's richest man last week supported Trump's social network app 'Truth Social' by sharing its App Store ranking on his microblogging handle. "The far left hates everyone, themselves included!" Musk said in a fresh tweet.
"But I'm no fan of the far right either. Let's have less hate and more love," he added.
Musk gains 6 mn followers amid $44 bn Twitter deal saga
The Tesla CEO likely had around 83 million followers before the Twitter deal. However, as of now, he has over 89 million followers on the microblogging site. Meanwhile, a report by Time said that Musk's follower count has been significantly boosted by fake accounts. According to audience research tool SparkToro, Musk has nearly 7 per cent more fake followers than the median 41 per cent that accounts with similar sized followings have.
Elon Musk 'lines up' a new Twitter CEO once he takes over
Agrawal, who will receive approximately $40 million if he quits or is removed from his position as Twitter CEO, has reportedly said that the senior executives "hadn't even seen the plans for the company that Musk reportedly shared with bankers". Agrawal had told employees that there would be "no layoffs at this time". However, according to reports, one area where Musk may make job cuts is the company's policy department.
Elon Musk discussed 'job cuts' at Twitter with bankers
The Washington Post reported that Musk discussed making "efficiencies" at the micro-blogging platform in the conversations with bankers, "which could include job cuts." Twitter or its CEO Parag Agrawal have not commented on the reports. Agrawal had told employees that there would be "no layoffs at this time".
How Twitter users reacted to Elon Musk's takeover
The Tesla CEO's acquisition of Twitter has received a mixed reaction from the Twitterati. "Elon Musk has finally set bluebird," a user wrote on the micro-blogging platform. According to reports, there were more than 200,000 Google searches for "Elon Musk Twitter" on Monday.
Elon Musk aims to build high-speed hyperloop project
The Boring Company, a project to build underground highways to alleviate traffic congestion, last week raised $675 million in its Series C round, taking its valuation up to $5.7 billion. "In the coming years, Boring Co will attempt to build a working Hyperloop," Musk said in a tweet. "From a known physics standpoint, this is the fastest possible way of getting from one city centre to another for distances less than 2,000 miles. Starship is faster for longer journeys," he added.
SpaceX signs 1st deal to provide Starlink internet service on planes
According to Space.com, the service will be available later this year to customers of JSX, a charter airline company that plans to equip 100 planes with Starlink-provided inflight Wi-Fi. "The service will be offered to all JSX customers at no charge, and will not require logging in or other complexities associated with legacy systems," JSX representative was quoted as saying in an emailed statement.
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