Elon Musk says he'll never bring Alex Jones back on Twitter
Twitter's new owner said he has "no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain."
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Twitter's new owner said he has "no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain."
According to Bloomberg, Twitter could lay off more workers as early as Monday. Meanwhile, Elon Musk has restored the Twitter accounts of Kanye West, the artist now known as Ye, and former President Donald Trump, but Musk has said he won't allow Alex Jones back on the platform. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti discussed the decision to bring back the formerly banned accounts and how layoffs at the social media company are impacting profitability.
"We're back. Let that sink in," tweeted satirical right-wing outlet Babylon Bee after being suspended for eight months.
Employees at Twitter are bracing for more layoffs as new owner Elon Musk continues his efforts to cut costs and make the company profitable. Jon Hilsenrath, a senior writer at the Wall Street Journal, joined "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the current situation at Twitter and whose bans have been lifted.
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, co-hosts of the podcast "Pivot," discuss Elon Musk's decision to reinstate the account of former President Donald Trump, who was suspended after the Jan. 6 attack.
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West's return to Twitter comes less than 24 hours after Elon Musk said he had reinstated several other suspended accounts, including former President Donald Trump.
Musk made the move after holding a poll that asked Twitter users to click "yes" or "no" on whether Trump's account should be reinstated.
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It has become even harder in recent days to verify that an account is authentic.
New Twitter owner Elon Musk is scrambling to prevent the social media platform from collapsing, after hundreds of vital employees quit. Jonathan Vigliotti spoke with an engineer who was fired about what is going on inside Twitter headquarters.
Chaos reigns at the beleaguered social media company even as Elon Musk continues to crack jokes.
Latest departures come after billionaire had already cut half of company's workforce and fired employees for voicing dissent.
Twitter has closed its office doors ahead of the weekend, after Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to employees that to keep their jobs they need to commit to longer hours and more intense workload. Richard Lawler, senior news editor at The Verge, joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the massive layoffs making ripples across the tech industry.
Twitter shut down its offices for several days after large numbers of workers resigned following Elon Musk's "extremely hardcore" ultimatum. Axios reporter Kerry Flynn joins CBS News to discuss the fallout.
Twitter has gutted a large portion of its workforce, including those who worked who fight misinformation on the platform. One of those contractors, Melissa Ingle, joins CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss her time at Twitter and the social media company's uncertain future.
Tech reporter Zoe Schiffer tells CBS News that Elon Musk is closing Twitter's offices and removing employee badge access until Monday, in the wake of his ultimatum to workers to either agree to "hardcore" work by Thursday or resign. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Elon Musk is giving employees at Twitter until 5 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday to decide whether to stay with the company and work "long hours at high intensity." Alex Barinka, social media reporter at Bloomberg, joins CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green on what could happen when the deadline hits.
New Twitter CEO Elon Musk is demanding staff commit to longer hours for Twitter 2.0. This comes after laying off nearly 50% of the staff since taking over. Financial Times technology reporter Cristina Criddle joins CBS News with the latest.
Billionaire tells employees that success at the embattled social media platform will require them to be "extremely hardcore."
Musk said he wants "free speech" to flourish on Twitter. But when an employee disagreed with the CEO, he tweeted, "He's fired."
In a matter of weeks, Musk's ownership has placed Twitter's $4.5 billion in annual advertising revenue in peril.
Her comments came days after President Biden said the acquisition was "worth being looked at" on national security grounds.
Layoffs will have a "tangible impact on the experience of the platform," a former researcher at the social media company said.
Long work weeks are no stranger to Elon Musk, who in 2018 told CBS Mornings' Gayle King he had been sleeping on a Tesla factory floor.