![]() ![]() ![]() Musk, trying to rein in costs amid a widespread freeze of advertiser spending on Twitter, fired half of the company’s approximately 7,500 employees one week after the deal closed. Unfortunately I don’t have many contacts at Twitter anymore so doubt I’ll get any kind of definitive answer soon.”Īs of December, Twitter’s headcount had dropped by nearly 75% since Musk took over. In a post on social service Mastadon, which has seen a surge in new users since Musk took over Twitter, Tapbots co-founder Paul Haddad wrote, “I’m hoping that whatever is going on at Twitter is just some automated spam protection bot that is incorrectly suspending proper apps, or something similar. “Sure is looking like Elon shut off all the third-party twitter apps,” tweeted screenwriter and author Gary Whitta. Some Twitter users speculated that Musk, who bought the company last fall in a $44 billion deal, is seeking to kill off third-party apps so that Twitter can better monetize activity on its own platforms. “We’re hoping this is just a temporary glitch and will let you know more as soon as we know more.” We’ve reached out to Twitter for more details, but haven’t heard back,” the company said in a tweet. “Tweetbot and other clients are experiencing problems logging in to Twitter. Tapbot’s Tweetbot account also reported issues. Please stay tuned and apologies.” The company noted that the macOS version of the Twitterrific app remains functional. “We don’t yet know what the root cause is, but we’re trying to find out. “We’re aware that Twitterrific is having problems communicating with Twitter,” the Iconfactory, developer of Twitterrific, tweeted Thursday evening. ![]()
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