{"id":446032,"date":"2022-05-12T21:30:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T18:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/two-twitter-execs-ousted-as-elon-musk-takeover-looms\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T21:30:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T18:30:47","slug":"two-twitter-execs-ousted-as-elon-musk-takeover-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/two-twitter-execs-ousted-as-elon-musk-takeover-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"#Two Twitter execs ousted as Elon Musk takeover looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2804aa62106\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2804aa62106\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/two-twitter-execs-ousted-as-elon-musk-takeover-looms\/#%E2%80%9CTwo_Twitter_execs_ousted_as_Elon_Musk_takeover_looms%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Two Twitter execs ousted as Elon Musk takeover looms&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTwo_Twitter_execs_ousted_as_Elon_Musk_takeover_looms%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Two Twitter execs ousted as Elon Musk takeover looms&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Twitter has ousted two top executives \u2014 with both of them tweeting they were fired on Thursday \u2014 as the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> giant edges closer to being acquired by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Kayvon Beykpour, the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> manager, and Bruce Falck, Twitter\u2019s head of revenue, announced on Thursday that they were let go by CEO Parag Agrawal.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Sullivan, the head of consumer product, will take over Beykpour\u2019s position.<\/p>\n<p>Beykpour tweeted on Thursday that \u201cthis wasn\u2019t my decision\u201d and that Agrawal \u201casked me to leave after letting me know that he wants to take the team in a different direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Falck also tweeted that he was \u201cfired\u201d by Agrawal. That tweet was later deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Agrawal circulated a memo to Twitter employees on Thursday announcing the departures.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The truth is that this isn\u2019t how and when I imagined leaving Twitter, and this wasn\u2019t my decision. Parag asked me to leave after letting me know that he wants to take the team in a different direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kayvon Beykpour (@kayvz) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kayvz\/status\/1524787801757126656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In the memo, which was first <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/12\/technology\/twitter-elon-musk.html\">reported by the New York Times<\/a>, Agrawal also announced that the company would freeze new hires and that discretionary spending would be pulled back.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently no plans to lay off staffers, according to the memo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk's pending acquisition of Twitter has thrown the company into flux as two top executives were let go by the company on Thursday.\" class=\"wp-image-22245221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Elon Musk\u2019s pending acquisition of Twitter has thrown the company into flux as two top executives were let go by the company on Thursday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-04.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Kayvon Beykpour, Twitter's general manager, was relieved of his duties on Thursday.\" class=\"wp-image-22245218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Kayvon Beykpour, Twitter\u2019s general manager, was relieved of his duties on Thursday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">picture alliance via Getty Image<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-05-1.jpeg?w=768\" alt=\"Bruce Falck, Twitter's general manager for revenue, was also fired on Thursday.\" class=\"wp-image-22245266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-05-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-05-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-05-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-05-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-05-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Bruce Falck, Twitter\u2019s general manager for revenue, was also fired on Thursday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @boo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Agrawal noted in the memo that the changes were made due to Twitter\u2019s failure to hit audience and revenue growth goals.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter has been thrown into turmoil since the company\u2019s board of directors announced last month that it had accepted Musk\u2019s $44 billion buyout offer.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has said he intends to buy out shareholders and take the company private. He also plans to institute changes to its content moderation policy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-02.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced the departures in a memo to staffers.\" class=\"wp-image-22245220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/twitter-executives-fired-musk-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced the departures in a memo to staffers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Twitter has taken steps in recent weeks to boost sagging morale at the company as employees are dreading Musk assuming the helm.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Sullivan convened a meeting of staffers and urged them to stay motivated despite the specter of significant changes on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy show up and build stuff for an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> that\u2019s about to be in the hands of a new owner \u2026 who has said he plans to make serious changes?\u201d Bloomberg reported, summing up staffers\u2019 gripes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy keep earning stock options at a company that\u2019s about to go private?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk has vowed to revamp the company\u2019s content moderation policies that have resulted in bans of controversial figures, many of them on the political right. Twitter is fearful that\u00a0employees could resign en masse\u00a0ahead of Musk\u2019s takeover, according to a regulatory filing that was submitted this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSullivan told employees that they have a responsibility to each other, and to a product used by hundreds of millions of people, which hosts the world\u2019s most urgent and important public conversations,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-05-04\/twitter-works-to-soothe-anxious-staffers-wondering-why-bother?cmpid=BBD050522_TECH&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=220505&amp;utm_campaign=tech\">Bloomberg reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re all in this together,\u201d he added, according to the people, who asked not to be named sharing internal discussions.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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