If Elon Musk takes over Twitter and brings Donald Trump back, I will be leaving this country. I got my passport last week when I heard he might buy Twitter. Instead I’ll be moving to A CIVILIZED COUNTRY, the gorgeous TANZANIA So long, America! You’ve just lost a citizen.

— Noah (@child_vapist) October 28, 2022

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, Reuters reported.

Multiple outlets reported on Thursday evening that Musk had completed the deal, capping a chaotic saga that began when the billionaire first announced his plans to buy the company in April.

"Have left" LOL

the bird is freed

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter, CNBC has learned.

Elon Musk finally completed his $44 billion Twitter takeover deal, firing the company’s CEO and financial chief and ending a lengthy tug-of-war with its board of directors just before a key deadline, according to a source close to the situation.

Musk took the struggling social network private late Thursday, ousting Chief Executive Parag Agrawal and Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Bloomberg News reported early Friday that Musk plans to take over as Twitter’s CEO — at least on an interim basis.

Internal research seen by Reuters says that "heavy tweeters" – defined as someone who logs in to Twitter six or seven days a week and tweets about three to four times a week – have been in "absolute decline" since the start of the pandemic.

This matters because, although these whales account for "less than 10 percent" of monthly overall users, they generate "90 percent of all tweets and half of global revenue." For context, the document is titled "Where did the Tweeters Go?"

People are not leaving Twitter in droves. The drops in follower count are happening in sudden chunks — it’s bot cleanup, not actual people quitting.

— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) October 28, 2022

https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-75-perce...

Elon Musk could be set to slash Twitter’s headcount drastically once his $44 billion deal for the social network goes through.