Elon Musk's latest Twitter plans include a massive employee removal. But, who will be affected by this new business decision? Is it actually bad news for the social media giant?
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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk leaves the Westhafen Event & Convention Center after attending the CDU/CSU faction meeting on September 2, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Germany. Musk is currently in Germany where he met with vaccine maker CureVac.
Although the billion-dollar Twitter purchase is still incomplete, many critics shared their concerns regarding the effects of Musk's acquisition once it is complete.
Some said that the Twitter takeover could make the platform more toxic. On the other hand, other individuals explained that it could lead to online abuse.
Now, many staff is expected to be affected by Elon Musk's new decisions since thousands of them are expected to be fired from their positions.
Elon Musk Twitter Plans Include Massive Employee Removal
According to The New York Times' latest report, Twitter is expected to have more than 11,000 employees around 2025. But, Musk will first remove around 1,000 staff working for the platform.
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Tesla head Elon Musk talks to one visitor as he arrives to to have a look at the construction site of the new Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin on September 03, 2020 near Gruenheide, Germany. Musk is currently in Germany where he met with vaccine maker CureVac on Tuesday.
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This means that the 9,225 employees of Twitter this 2022 will be decreased by around 8,300 in 2023.
The Daily Mail UK reported that most of the affected workers are those who are "woke" (individuals who are open when it comes to injustice in society).
Once the massive employee removal happens, Musk said that he would hire replacements. Most of the new employees are expected to have experience in the field of engineering.
With this detail, there's a high chance that the billionaire will start working on enhancing the platform's features.
Other Twitter Plans of Musk
Aside from the massive staff removal, the billionaire also said he wants to increase the number of active users on the social media platform.
The tech CEO claimed that he wants Twitter to have around 900 million additional users by 2028. Of course, Elon explained that this massive increase would be achieved slowly.
First, he plans to have around 217 million consumers by the end of 2022. After that, around 600 million additional users are expected by 2025.
If you want to see more details about Musk's latest Twitter plans, you can visit this link.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk recently announced that Twitter charges would soon be implemented for enterprises and government entities.
On the other hand, some rumors claim that Elon Musk as Twitter CEO will likely happen.
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Written by: Griffin Davis