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TWITTER HAS CONFIRMED that two senior executives are heading for the exit and it has paused most hiring, as Elon Musk stands poised to become the global messaging platform’s new owner.
Kayvon Beykpour, a general manager who leads research, design and engineering at Twitter, is leaving along with head of products Bruce Falck, a Twitter spokesperson told AFP.
Beykpour however said he was ousted from the San Francisco-based tech company.
“The truth is that this isn’t how and when I imagined leaving Twitter, and this wasn’t my decision,” Beykpour, who is on paternity leave, said in a tweet.
Twitter chief Parag Agrawal “asked me to leave after letting me know that he wants to take the team in a different direction,” he added.
Twitter also confirmed that, effective this week, it is pausing all hiring except for business-critical roles.
Musk’s $44-billion deal to buy Twitter was announced last month but still needs the backing of shareholders and regulators.
The takeover is expected to close later in 2022, with Musk – who runs space exploration endeavor SpaceX and electric automaker Tesla – stepping in as its boss at least for a little while.
Musk is on record saying he would lift the ban Twitter slapped on Donald Trump, contending that kicking the former US president off the platform “alienated a large part of the country.”
Musk’s endorsement of a Trump return triggered fears among activists that Musk would “open the floodgates of hate.”
Trump has stated publicly he would not come back to Twitter if permitted, sticking instead with his own social network, Truth Social, which has failed to gain traction.
Trump was booted from Twitter and other online platforms after supporters, fired up by his tweets and speech alleging election fraud, attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in a deadly bid to stop Joe Biden from being certified as winner of the presidential election two months earlier.
Musk reasoned that permanent bans at Twitter should be rare, and reserved for accounts that are spam, scams or run by software “bots.”
Activist groups have called on Twitter advertisers to boycott the service if it opens the gates to abusive and misinformative posts with Musk as its owner.
The fate of Twitter’s top attorney, deemed a moral champion of the platform, has been in doubt since Musk tweeted displeasure with content moderation she had carried out.
The lawyer, Vijaya Gadde, has led efforts to battle bullying and posts that could lead to real-world harm such as the US Capitol riot.
She was involved in the decision to ban Trump, and others including removing political advertising from the app.
best of luck to all running today, ye are great,well done.
O’Brien
It’s Raining – on Denis O’Brien especially today in The Journal – but just not where The Comments should be raining down on the Gobaloon ???
Run along to An Pobhloct for their comments section…. oh wait!
So many women running for so many brillant causes! Best of luck to them all & have fun!
1.25% wont complete it!
How original.
Probably more than 1.25% won’t complete it…
But less than the 56%(men) and 45%(women) who will survive 10 years of cancer…
Best of luck to all running.
Tomorrow’s Independent will report that Denis O’Brien won both the Cork and Dublin Marathon.
“The rain is forecast for most of June and will extend into July, with a high probability of frequent reoccurrence throughout August. I’m Irish weather, thank you, that’s all the news for now.”
Jesus mosery guts, its to be lovely from Wednesday……
*misery!!!
Blocking the city streets. This should be run in the park.
That’s the spirit Shane!
I’m assuming you aren’t athletic or sporty… Half the attraction of running a marathon or race is to run through different terrains and seeing cites that you don’t normally have the opportunity to see on foot.
Using your logic why not bring in a few shipping container load of treadmills
In case you missed it, there’s a blooming festival in the park Shane. A blooming big one at that.
Drew – Do you compete in theMarathons around China ??!!
@Shane. Get a life Shane. Remember also that you too may benefit some day from the money raised today by the thousands of women running in aid of so many good causes. Good on them.
Where is the finish line. Want to drop the kids of with the Mrs just as she crosses the line :)
Fitzwilliam st upper.
Good luck and fair play to all those taking part, especially those who aren’t exactly ‘ super-fit ‘.
Personally, I’m exhausted after just running a bath.
Correction – it’s the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon.
Thanks Orla for changing it but not acknowledging my correction :-)
What do you want? A medal?
Couple of boxes of Flora and I’ll keep quiet the next time.
Hi Peter.
The change was actually made before you posted your comment. When an article is updated it can take a few minutes before every reader sees the corrected version.
Enjoy the rest of your bank holiday.
Kind regards,
Órla
…and thanks for the tip, nonetheless!
Thanks for correcting. Don’t worry I knew you were aware it was VHI and it was just a typo. Have a great bank holiday yourself :-)
burned!
Suppose no time for proof-reading ( or research) with all the courageous D.O’B articles they’re writing. #nobleProfession.
I am actually sick of the DOB comments especially on articles where they are highly inappropriate. If you are that upset over the journal not reporting I suggest you switch media outlets!
Shane stay in and catch up on your soaps big aulwan
28-30 degs C here, clear blue skies, a nice cooling breeze, but it’s a normal working day. :-(
June 1st 2015 and summer has arrived in Ireland
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1jpWtsgJ3k
oops wrong link
https://youtu.be/ukfS6gW6_Fo
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