Musk Takes Over Twitter, Fires Top Execs Including CEO

The Guardian reports:

Elon Musk has completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter, taking control of the company and reportedly firing several top executives, including the chief executive, Parag Agrawal. The world’s richest man tweeted “the bird is freed”, in a reference to Twitter’s corporate logo.

Shortly after taking the helm of Twitter, Musk reportedly ousted several senior figures, including Agrawal; Ned Segal, the chief financial officer; and Vijaya Gadde, the head of legal policy, trust and safety. Agrawal and Segal were in Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters when the deal closed and were escorted out.

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The deal gives Musk sole control of one of the most important global platforms for political speech and social discourse.

He also fired CEO Parag Agarwal and CFO Ned Segal, with the WSJ reporting that they were escorted out of the company’s headquarters. https://t.co/A7stFfTiBc

— Axios (@axios) October 28, 2022