Ex-employee rejects Elon Musk's latest Twitter theory, labelling it 'Lies'

Claire Diaz-Ortiz, a former employee at Twitter, called the billionaire's claim "100% incorrect." Many individuals, including a former employee of the social media firm, have criticized and jeered at Elon Musk's latest claim that Twitter is the ma...

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Elon Musk's recent assertion that Twitter is the primary source of internet clicks to other websites has been criticized and jeered by many people, including a former employee of the social media giant, according to report.

Musk, who only last month acquired Twitter, has said that it is the most important source of new customers. Even more convincingly, he referenced a study showing that Facebook drove 74.1 per cent of all referral traffic, greatly outpacing Twitter's 7.73 per cent share.




What happened to Twitter after Elon Musk purchased it?

Elon Musk, who spent $44 billion to acquire Twitter and has been trying to make the social media platform profitable, raised the possibility of it going bankrupt on Thursday, just two weeks after he made the purchase.

Twitter layoffs: What happened to the 'sleeping' boss who went viral?
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Amid news of job cuts at Twitter earlier, an employee had shared a photo of his senior manager sleeping on the office floor as Elon Musk took over.

Amid news of job cuts at Twitter earlier, an employee had shared a photo of his senior manager sleeping on the office floor as Elon Musk took over.
The manager was apparently working overtime to meet deadlines after Tesla CEO Elon Musk took over Twitter.

The manager was apparently working overtime to meet deadlines after Tesla CEO Elon Musk took over Twitter.
The manager was identified as Esther Crawford, Twitter's director of product management. She was seen lying on the floor in a sleeping bag.

The manager was identified as Esther Crawford, Twitter's director of product management. She was seen lying on the floor in a sleeping bag.
"When your team is pushing round the clock to make deadlines sometimes you #SleepWhereYouWork," Crawford had said, retweeting the picture.

"When your team is pushing round the clock to make deadlines sometimes you #SleepWhereYouWork," Crawford had said, retweeting the picture.
As per reports, Esther Crawford was one of the lucky ones who survived Twitter's mass layoffs, and her job seems to be safe at present.

As per reports, Esther Crawford was one of the lucky ones who survived Twitter's mass layoffs, and her job seems to be safe at present.
While she herself survived the layoff, Esther recently tweeted a document that shared the qualifications of those who lost their job to help them.

While she herself survived the layoff, Esther recently tweeted a document that shared the qualifications of those who lost their job to help them.
Last week, Twitter laid off close to 3,700 people in a bid to cut costs, with Musk saying that he and the company are losing $4million a day.


Last week, Twitter laid off close to 3,700 people in a bid to cut costs, with Musk saying that he and the company are losing $4million a day.
Soon after the layoff, Twitter reached out to dozens of employees asking them to come back saying they were fired by mistake.

Soon after the layoff, Twitter reached out to dozens of employees asking them to come back saying they were fired by mistake.
While the turmoil still continues, Musk has said Twitter will make further decisions like this to make the company survive.

While the turmoil still continues, Musk has said Twitter will make further decisions like this to make the company survive.


He said that Twitter wouldn't "survive the impending economic implosion" unless it raises membership prices to compensate for falling ad income. Musk claimed that the company lost over $4 million per day after he took over as CEO on October 27 and set out to purge the organization.
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Twitter has incurred $13 billion in debt due to the purchase, and it will spend around $1.2 billion on interest alone over the next year. These payments exceed Twitter's cash flow of $1.1 billion as of the end of June, the most recent period for which this information has been made public.

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