【】

Twitter staff proved to be unwavering in a response to the latest tough talk from the company's perhaps soon-to-be-owner Elon Musk.
The Tesla and Space X chief told potential investors that he'd fire about 75 percent of current Twitter employees should his takeover of the tech company go through, the Washington Post reported last week. Time Magazinereported Tuesday that staff at Twitter have penned an open letter protesting that idea, calling it a "reckless" threat that would "hurt Twitter’s ability to serve the public conversation."
Time's Billy Perrigo reported that the letter is circulating among staff, laying out demands for respect, safety, protection, and dignity if the Musk deal closes.
"We demand transparent, prompt and thoughtful communication around our working conditions," the letter read. "We demand to be treated with dignity, and to not be treated as mere pawns in a game played by billionaires."

Tweet may have been deleted
The letter, according to Time, said the employees would not be intimated and that threatening workers' jobs threatened the platforms ability to "uplift independent journalism in Ukraine and Iran, as well as powering social movements around the world." The letter read, in part:
A threat to workers at Twitter is a threat to Twitter’s future. These threats have an impact on us as workers and demonstrate a fundamental disconnect with the realities of operating Twitter. They threaten our livelihoods, access to essential healthcare, and the ability for visa holders to stay in the country they work in. We cannot do our work in an environment of constant harassment and threats.
Just because Musk claimed he would fire 75 percent of staff, however, doesn't mean he necessarily would be willing or able to do so. The billionaire does have a penchant for exaggeration and making bold, baseless claims. Mashable's Chris Taylor wrote about how Musk "probably won't fire 75 percent of Twitter," noting that it could be a move to please investors and that he's actually said in the past that he'd increase the company's headcount. In short, Musk says a lot, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will happen.
Related Stories
- Elon tweeted that Ukraine can keep using Starlink for free. But it’s Elon, so who knows?
- Elon Musk's Boring Company is actually selling Burnt Hair cologne
- Elon Musk chased a friendship with Nathan Fielder. Really.
- Elon Musk is apparently buying Twitter again, says sources
- In Elon Musk's world, it seems Twitter bots are always to blame
It remains to be seen if the Musk deal for Twitter actually, finally goes through this time, though it now seems much more likely than it had in the past. The funding for the $44 billion purchase price is still coming together but lots of potential hurdles have already been cleared.
If the deal does go through, we should know by end of the week. From there, who knows what happens.
TopicsTwitterElon Musk
相关文章
J.K. Rowling makes 'Harry Potter' joke about Olympics event
LONDON -- For anyone who isn't familiar with the Olympics omnium events in the velodrome, the points2025-09-14- 國足若赴沙迦將帶球員25人左右 11月兩戰難度頗大_李鐵會www.ty42.com 日期:2021-10-31 21:31:00| 評論(已有310485條評論)2025-09-14
- 中乙保級組 :U20國青遭遇開門黑 全場占優一球小負_國青隊www.ty42.com 日期:2021-11-01 10:01:00| 評論(已有310568條評論)2025-09-14
- 西蒙尼追憶老馬:很難接受他不在了 當年罵我別濫射_馬拉多納www.ty42.com 日期:2021-11-01 09:01:00| 評論(已有310542條評論)2025-09-14
Nate Parker is finally thinking about the woman who accused him of rape
Nate Parker is getting a crash course in male privilege after, in his own words, not thinking about2025-09-14- 中超不欠薪球隊不超5家 絕大部分保障外援工資發放_梅米www.ty42.com 日期:2021-11-01 11:31:00| 評論(已有310625條評論)2025-09-14
最新评论