Parag Agrawal lashes out at Zatko's false claims about Twitter
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Parag Agrawal came out in the open on bots controversy after a long time, as Zatko who was fired by the company in January this year over 'poor performance' claimed on Tuesday that Twitter lied about the actual number of bots on its platform and misled federal regulators about users' data safety.
Twitter executive mocks Musk's medical condition, slams 'free speech'
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Conservative political journalist Benny Johnson on Wednesday posted a secretly recorded conversation by US-based far-right activist group Project Veritas on his Twitter handle, where a Twitter Lead Client Partner Alex Martinez can be heard saying that Twitter is not here "to give people free speech", along with mocking Musk's medical condition.
Parag Agrawal explains why a 'lame-duck' CEO will keep changing Twitter
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Stressing that "no one at Twitter is working just to keep the lights on," he said that a lot has happened over the past several weeks. "I've been focused on the company and haven't said much publicly during this time, but I will now," he said in a tweet thread. Agrawal has fired consumer product leader Kayvon Beykpour and head of revenue product Bruce Falck to "take the team in a different direction".
Parag Agrawal should restore Trump's account: Elon Musk
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In a tweet, the soon-to-be Twitter boss said: "Even though I think a less divisive candidate would be better in 2024, I still think Trump should be restored to Twitter." "Don't Diss Information," he posted to his more than 92 million followers. Musk further said that "Twitter should authenticate all real users and prioritise those replies above unauthenticated users".
Parag Agrawal shakes up Twitter, fires key executives and freezes hiring
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In a memo sent to employees, Agrawal said there is a hiring freeze now and Twitter will also pause spending in most areas. "It's critical to have the right leaders at the right time. Jay Sullivan, currently interim GM of Bluebird, has shown this powerfully. I have, therefore, decided to make Jay the permanent GM of Bluebird," Agrawal said in the memo seen by The Verge.
Elon Musk 'lines up' a new Twitter CEO once he takes over
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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.
Parag Agrawal rejigs Twitter's top security team: Report
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According to a report in The New York Times, Peiter Zatko, the head of security, populary known as Mudge, is no longer at the company. Rinki Sethi, the chief information security officer, will depart in the coming weeks. In a memo to employees, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal wrote that the moves follow "an assessment of how the organisation was being led and the impact on top priority work", adding that he was limited with how much more he could share due to the "nature of this situation".
"We will make twitter best for customers": Parag Agrawal starts restructuring microblogging site
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Two senior Twitter executives- Dantley Davis and Michael Montano- had to step down as part of the new CEO's  "bold and right" strategy to achieve ambitious goals. Parag Agrawal, the Indian-origin techie who graduated from IIT-Bombay, is known for devising new strategies involving artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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