Elon Musk: My dog is running Twitter now
Elon Musk recently painted over the "w" in the "Twitter" sign at the company headquarters in San Francisco, turning it into "Titter." But if you need more proof that things are falling apart at the social media site, we present to you the Musk's latest interview with the BBC's James Clayton, in which he claims Twitter is now being run by his dog. First, it's worth addressing the awkwardness of the interview (you can watch parts of it in the video below), which was broadcast on Twitter Spaces on Wednesday. Musk does his typical dance between attempting to be funny and eliciting sympathy by saying how hard it has been to lay off a massive number of Twitter employees. But when asked whether the sacked employees should've been given prior notice, the Twitter CEO avoids answering, instead passing the ball back to Clayton. And when questioned on the rise of misinformation and fake news on Twitter since Musk took over, he seemingly gets irritated, asking the interviewer to name one example from personal use (for the record, there are studies that point to the increase of "misinformation superspreaders" on Musk's Twitter). Key points from the interview, which mostly revolves around Twitter, include the social media company being down to just 1,500 employees (down from more than 7,000), Musk's admission that shutting down a Twitter data center in December 2022 was "quite catastrophic," and that Twitter is currently bleeding money but it's on the path of being cashflow positive "within months. " On the topic of frequent Twitter outages as of late, Musk says there have been "a few," but "not for very long." Perhaps the biggest admission from Musk is that he ultimately went through with the Twitter acquisition deal because he felt the court would make him do it. "Yes, that is the reason," Musk told the BBC. As far as who's running things at Twitter right now (Musk previously said he would abide by the results of a Twitter poll, in which users decided he should step down as CEO), he told Clayton it was his dog, Floki. “I'm not the CEO of Twitter. My dog is the CEO of Twitter. It's a great dog.” Musk said. "He's got a black turtleneck, what more would you need?" Musk also admitted that he shot himself in the foot with his tweets "multiple times," and that he should probably stop tweeting after 3 a.m. "I need bulletproof shoes at this point," he said.
Related Stories
Featured Video For You
Revisiting the website that shaped the internet
- 最近发表
-
- Venture Missionaries
- King Joffrey has an unexpected theory about who will end up on the Iron Throne
- Diallo released from custody in assault probe
- Djokovic reaches ATP Finals semis
- Trump trials: Jack Smith is reportedly reconsidering his strategy.
- Italy eye return to World Cup as Swiss visit
- Karl Becker explains how he became a national hero at the presidential debate
- Bisquick's tone
- Campbell highlights Washington Declaration amid security concerns over Putin
- Youth employment fund draws 1.92b won in donation
- 随机阅读
-
- Best Labor Day headphones deals: Apple, Bose, Beats, and more on sale
- 农技问题就找“农友圈”!这里有万名专家为你解答
- Korea unveils trade roadmap to tackle protectionism in mega election year
- Youth employment fund draws 1.92b won in donation
- 20 Places to Eat Dumplings and Noodles for Lunar New Year
- Hamilton bracing for grid penalty over engine switch
- Conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos is looking to buy 4chan
- SK chief, partner ordered to pay W2b to estranged wife
- 高温难耐,工会驿站化身“清凉小屋”
- This Mystique cosplay blew everyone's mind at New York Comic Con
- Park urges N. Korea to scrap long
- Watch this student remix a Lil Uzi Vert song into study material
- Unionized hospital workers pull out from strike
- North Korea threatens China, too: Moon
- [Weekender] Women prevail in interpretation arena
- Kyrgios calls for Australian Open to be cancelled
- Get Thee to Totality: Chicago
- Chinese ambassador calls for deepening economic ties with N. Korea
- Volkswagen Bus pays homage to 'Back to the Future'
- SK chief, partner ordered to pay W2b to estranged wife
- 搜索
-
- 友情链接
-