Twitter: the crisis continues. As Elon Musk continues to impose a 180-degree turn on an ever-decreasing number of employees, it is the very stability of the platform that is now at stake. Sources have confirmed that Twitter may cease to function in the near future.
Twitter: the crisis continues
The speed at which Elon Musk is making structural changes to Twitter is unprecedented for a company of this size. After laying off a large number of employees and refusing to let the remaining ones work from home, the man decided to ask them to prove that they were “hardcore” enough to stay with the company.
These decisions were absolutely unpopular and led to an exodus of the remaining employees: an employee survey recently showed that 42% of the 180 people questioned had decided to leave. 25% remained, but “reluctantly”.
A grumble that forced Musk to make rare concessions. Several people were rehired, and the ban on working from home was lifted, in an attempt to retain employees. But at this stage, Twitter no longer has a communications department, and many key areas have been scuttled. This calls into question the very existence of the social network.
Will Twitter cease to function?
It’s not just a matter of the people who are going to be there, it’s also a matter of the people who are going to be there,” he said. As the teams responsible for fixing the bugs are disbanded, the company’s internal Twitter network began to slow down yesterday. And the technical problems could quickly spread to the public version, according to an internal source.
The platform could indeed stop working as early as tonight, because no one would be able to fix it:
“If it breaks, there’s no one to fix the elements of a lot of domains. “
A possibility that doesn’t seem to worry Elon Musk, who has been posting jokes on Twitter since yesterday:
How do you make a small fortune in social media?
Start out with a large one.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 18, 2022
A joke that isn’t a joke? Elon Musk has indeed raised the possibility of a Twitter bankruptcy, in an internal meeting. According to the New York Times, the billionaire said that the company simply did not have enough cash to survive. It should be noted, however, that the billionaire confirmed that the network had made a record use overnight, even though the premises were closed.
Does the Twitter affair show us the need for more decentralised communications platforms that are less dependent on a big boss? While we don’t know what the future of Twitter will be, it is likely to transform some of the uses of social networks in the long term.
