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Twitter risks fraying as engineers exit over Musk upheaval

Twitter risks fraying as engineers exit over Musk upheaval
Musk ended a very public argument with nearly two dozen coders critical to the microblogging platform's stability by ordering them fired this week. Hundreds of engineers and other workers then quit after he demanded they pledge to “extremely hardcore” work by Thursday evening or resign with severance pay.

Twitter risks fraying as engineers exit over Musk upheaval

$8 Twitter Blue service may not affect existing verified accounts

$8 Twitter Blue service may not affect existing verified accounts
According to a Twitter FAQ for advertisers, the paid verification for $8 a month "will not affect existing verified accounts at this time", reports The Verge. The original plan for the new Blue plan was that users who are already verified should also pay or lose their Blue Badges after 90 days.

$8 Twitter Blue service may not affect existing verified accounts

Musk tells Twitter followers to vote for Republicans in US midterms

Musk tells Twitter followers to vote for Republicans in US midterms
Triggering a political debate, Musk told independent-minded voters that shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties. His tweets were slammed by many of his followers. 

Musk tells Twitter followers to vote for Republicans in US midterms

Twitter faces class-action lawsuit over mass layoffs without notice

Twitter faces class-action lawsuit over mass layoffs without notice
"Twitter is also enacting widespread layoffs across its workforce today, on Nov. 4, 2022, it stated, adding that California's Employment Development Department had not received a notice related to the event," they said.

Twitter faces class-action lawsuit over mass layoffs without notice

Twitter may allows users to paywall their video content: Report

Twitter may allows users to paywall their video content: Report
The paid video feature would mark a significant shift for the platform known as a place to publicly share short thoughts, memes and links.  Twitter recently branched into live audio with a feature called Spaces and started experimenting with premium features, such as a "tip jar" for content creators and a "Super Follow" option that lets popular tweeters charge a subscription fee for bonus content.

Twitter may allows users to paywall their video content: Report

Elon Musk is now Twitter boss, fires Indian-origin CEO Agrawal, other top execs

Elon Musk is now Twitter boss, fires Indian-origin CEO Agrawal, other top execs
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally taken over as Twitter boss and his first job was to reportedly fire Indian-origin CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, the company's policy chief Vijaya Gadde and others.  According to a CNBC report citing sources on Friday, Agrawal and Segal have left the company's San Francisco headquarters and will not be returning.

Elon Musk is now Twitter boss, fires Indian-origin CEO Agrawal, other top execs