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"Loder was banned from Twitter by an order from owner Elon Musk, according to a former employee who saw a screenshot of the notes accompanying the decision." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/04/mudge-finds-a-new-job/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business-technology
Twitter whistleblower Zatko lands new job at a security consulting firm

The position will be Zatko's first full-time role since being fired by Twitter a year ago after clashing with then-CEO Parag Agrawal over security concerns.

The Washington Post
Holy shit
The Times confirmed something I had heard, that Twitter employees are now bringing their own toilet paper into the office and that it stinks like hell https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/29/technology/twitter-elon-musk.html
Elon Musk’s Cuts at Twitter? A Data Center, Janitors, Some Toilet Paper

Elon Musk has reduced the company to a bare-bones operation, and employees are under a “zero-based budgeting” mandate to justify any spending.

The New York Times
Elon Musk’s Cuts at Twitter? A Data Center, Janitors, Some Toilet Paper

Elon Musk has reduced the company to a bare-bones operation, and employees are under a “zero-based budgeting” mandate to justify any spending.

The New York Times
Snow for Windows

Download Snow for Windows for Windows to view snow piling up on your windows and Santa with his reindeer running around your screen.

Download.com
Linette Lopez, a reporter at Business Insider who published important investigations of Tesla and has covered Musk for years, has been suspended.
https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-faulty-battery-cooling-systems-design-model-s-2012-2019-6 #twitter #twittermigration #twitterexodus #tech #technology #technews #news #journalist
Tesla used faulty battery cooling system design for Model S in 2012, insiders say

In a rush to build the Model S, Tesla ignored the car's flawed battery cooling system design. And it's unclear when, if ever, the company fixed it.

Insider
Elon gave me no warning.... plus he suspended all of my accounts, half of which track aircraft (NASA aircraft, experimental aircraft, weather, airforce etc). not people including my personal

Elon Musk's innovative business plan of insulting the very people most likely to buy electric cars is having dramatic results:

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-stock-veers-closer-to-under-150-plumbing-new-lows-2022-12-13

Tesla's stock veers closer to $150 level as it plumbs new lows

Tesla Inc. shares undefined plumbed new lows on Tuesday, veering closer to trading under $150. The stock traded as low as $161.30, down more than 3%, on...

MarketWatch
Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council

Yoel Roth, Twitter’s former head of trust and safety, left his home after criticism from Musk unleashed a torrent of online harassment.

The Washington Post

Okay. Migrated from masthead.social to mastodon.social. Meanwhile, here's the Substack on my decision to leave Twitter.

https://popehat.substack.com/p/goodbye-twitter

Goodbye, Twitter

Everything Ends, And That’s Okay.

The Popehat Report