Casey NewtonMar 6, 2023
So today links stopped working on Twitter lol
Show threadCasey NewtonMar 6, 2023
Somehow my Mastodon server (mastodon.social) also went down as this was happening. We used to have proper social networks in this country I swear to god
Show threadCasey NewtonMar 6, 2023
Anyway feels like a good day to post this one again
Show threadCasey NewtonMar 6, 2023
Elon and the Goons spent the past four months working to identify the best, most critical, most TECHNICAL workers at the company, and now the result is that links don't work when you click them
Show threadCasey NewtonMar 6, 2023
“Some parts of Twitter may not be working as expected right now. We fired 6,300 people and stopped paying the AWS bill”
Show threadCasey NewtonMar 6, 2023
Turns out it's also a good day to post this one
Show threadDrBob, 🧠 Mechanic
@caseynewton A link would be helpful (have you tried Linky for Mastodon...on the App Store.)
Mar 7, 2023 at 1:59pmWeb
Show threadDrBob, 🧠 MechanicMar 7, 2023
@caseynewton Here's the link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/19/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-tech/
How Elon Musk fired Twitter staff and broke nothing

When Elon Musk said he was going to cut 75 percent of Twitter’s workforce last year, I was incredulous. Yet Twitter is still running.

The Washington Post