Turbulence, controversies dog Elon Musk's 1st year
After the acquisition, Musk laid off more than 80 per cent of 7,500-strong Twitter staff, including its Indian-origin CEO Parag Agrawal
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San Francisco Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October last year after a months-long tumultuous phase.
One year on, controversies associated with the platform (now called X), amid the non-stop spread of disinformation, is far from over.
From a surge in anti-semitic tweets that more than doubled over the months since Musk took charge to the European Commission formally opening a probe into X over spreading of illegal content and disinformation, the Twitter bird is yet to be freed.
On October 26, 2022 as he bought Twitter, Musk arrived at the company's headquarters in San Francisco carrying a bathroom sink, while sharing a post: “Let that sink in!”
After the acquisition, Musk laid off more than 80 per cent of 7,500-strong Twitter staff, including its Indian-origin CEO Parag Agrawal, and even dissolved the trust and safety council.
