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November 4, 2022

Elon Musk Begins Mass Layoffs at Twitter, Meets With Civil Rights Groups
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Billionaire Elon Musk has met with over half a dozen civil rights groups
amid concerns the new owner of Twitter will let misinformation and hate
speech to go unchecked. Media Matters, Free Press and dozens more groups
urged Twitter's top advertisers to remove their ads from the platform if
proper safety standards are not imposed. Meanwhile Musk is reportedly
firing thousands of employees - about half of Twitter's workforce -
starting today, and requiring remaining employees to return to on-site
work. Some Twitter employees filed a class action lawsuit alleging the
firings are unlawful.


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