{"id":511804,"date":"2022-11-18T07:47:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T04:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/twitter-closes-offices-staff-resign-while-users-eye-decentralized-options\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T07:47:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T04:47:45","slug":"twitter-closes-offices-staff-resign-while-users-eye-decentralized-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitter-closes-offices-staff-resign-while-users-eye-decentralized-options\/","title":{"rendered":"# Twitter closes offices, staff resign while users eye decentralized options"},"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-6a2ecd56e6e76\" 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-6a2ecd56e6e76\" 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\/twitter-closes-offices-staff-resign-while-users-eye-decentralized-options\/#%E2%80%9D_Twitter_closes_offices_staff_resign_while_users_eye_decentralized_options_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Twitter closes offices, staff resign while users eye decentralized options &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Twitter_closes_offices_staff_resign_while_users_eye_decentralized_options_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Twitter closes offices, staff resign while users eye decentralized options &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMTEvYzFhNzFlYTgtNTE1MC00ZTlkLWE5OTUtZWM3YmU4M2QwOWViLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-887bb764>Elon Musk has been shaking the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> tree since he took over the micro-blogging platform in late October. His latest move has resulted in an exodus of employees and office closures.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Musk issued an emailed ultimatum to Twitter staff saying that they need to commit to \u201cworking long hours at high intensity,\u201d or clear their desks by Thursday, Nov. 17.<\/p>\n<p>A large number of them have taken the second option which is understood to include three months\u2019 severance pay, resulting in the company temporarily closing its offices as hundreds of employees have walked out, according to<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/after-elon-musks-ultimatum-twitter-employees-start-exiting-2022-11-18\/\"> reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter also announced it was temporarily suspending all badge access until Monday, Nov. 21, asking staff to \u201crefrain from discussing confidential company information on social media, with the press or elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Email to Twitter staff saying offices are closed till Monday. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn\u2019t want to work for someone who threatened us over email multiple times&#8221; says one employee who&#8217;s just resigned <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xd9s36f0ru\">pic.twitter.com\/Xd9s36f0ru<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Clayton (@JamesClayton5) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesClayton5\/status\/1593408698726031361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>According to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamBlind\/status\/1593319030131073024\">poll<\/a> on the workplace <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> Blind of 180 people, 42% chose the answer &#8220;Taking exit option, I&#8217;m free!&#8221; reported Reuters on Nov. 18. In a separate poll, half the respondents estimated that 50% of the staff would leave.<\/p>\n<p>Employees are not the only ones fleeing Twitter in Musk&#8217;s wake, as users have been seeking out alternatives. One that has come to light recently is Mastodon which has seen new registrations surge.<\/p>\n<p>The decentralized social network  is a federation of independently operated interconnected servers running on open-source software.<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 12, Mastodon claimed it had added over a million new members since the Twitter deal closed. On Nov. 3 MIT<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2022\/11\/03\/1062752\/twitter-may-have-lost-more-than-a-million-users-since-elon-musk-took-over\/\"> reported<\/a> that Twitter had lost the same number of users since Musk\u2019s acquisition.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u2018Twitter will do lots of dumb things\u2019 in the coming months: Elon Musk<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey\u00a0also unveiled in October\u00a0his decentralized social media network, Bluesky Social, which aims to give users control over their data and will feature portable user accounts and access to \u201can open market of algorithms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dorsey hopes his Bitcoin-powered platform will draw users away from centralized and scam and spam-filled Web2 social media.<\/p>\n<p>Dorsey has already refused to accept the position of CEO at Twitter as Musk said this week that he wants someone else to run it.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Elon Musk lamented the trials and tribulations of running a social media network after <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of the employee exodus broke:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How do you make a small fortune in social media?<\/p>\n<p>Start out with a large one.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1593415171149791232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a separate tweet responding to questions by pop culture blog Barstool Sports founder, Dave Portnoy, Musk said he was \u201cnot super worried\u201d as \u201cthe best people are staying.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The best people are staying, so I\u2019m not super worried<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1593453455972057090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"crypto_biz\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/twitter-closes-offices-staff-resign-while-users-eye-decentralized-options\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8221; Twitter closes offices, staff resign while users eye decentralized options &#8220; Elon Musk has been shaking the Twitter tree since he took over the micro-blogging platform in late October. His latest move has resulted in an exodus of employees and office closures. Earlier this week, Musk issued an emailed ultimatum to Twitter staff saying&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":511805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/1200_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMTEvYzFhNzFlYTgtNTE1MC00ZTlkLWE5OTUtZWM3YmU4M2QwOWViLmpwZw==.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[117,39394,4976,10401],"class_list":["post-511804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-business","tag-elon-musk","tag-social-media","tag-twitter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/511805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}