Elon Musk announces Twitter layoffs via email after takeover

LIVE – Updated at 11:06 © REUTERS FOTO DE ARCHIVO: La ilustracion muestra la foto de Elon Musk y el logo de Twitter Twitter’s new boss Elon Musk has laid off over 3,700 people globally, days after closing the deal to buy the social media giant for $44 billion.Thousands of employees at the company have lost their jobs, with staff notified about the layoffs in an email on Thursday.’Team, In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on Friday,’ the internal memo to the employees noted.’We recognize that this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but this action is unfortunately necessary to ensure the company’s success moving forward.’Mr Musk has already made several changes to the company, starting with the firing of three of its top executives, including chief executive Parag Agrawal.He had earlier told prospective investors that he intended to reduce the company’s staff from around 7,500 down to just over 2,000.Bloomberg reported on Thursday that he planned to cut about 3,700 jobs at Twitter – about half the company’s workforce. Twitter sued for mass layoffs without enough noticeTwitter employees are calling Friday ‘The Snap’ and posting Thanos memesEmployees received emails saying layoffs are starting today 11:00 , Adam Smith Among the numerous Twitter firings includes Elon Musk killing the team behind algorithmic choice and transparency.