Twitter CEO
Musk reached a deal to acquire Twitter in April, but he has clashed with the company repeatedly since then over the number of bots, or fake accounts, that exist on the social media platform. Musk said he was putting the deal on hold on
Twitter employees could have other reasons to be nervous about Musk's impending takeover. The irascible billionaire has levied a barrage of criticism at the company, from its moderation and safety policies, which he terms a threat to “ free speech," to its anonymous user accounts, which he would like to eliminate, to its ban of former President
If history is any guide, Musk might also consider moving the company to
He's also targeted Twitter's work-from home policy, having once called for the company's headquarters to be turned into a “homeless shelter” because, he said, so few employees actually worked there.
Musk undoubtedly also has plenty of fans in the Twitter workforce.
It's not clear if this week's meeting means that the two sides have come closer together on resolving their issues. Shares of Twitter have been trading well below the
Shares of
Multiple outlets reported last week that Twitter planned to offer Musk access to its “firehose” of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily tweets.
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