in addition to twitter burning cash - he has to pay $1b annually for the financing of the deal... and other platforms like parler don't have the cost structure of twitter and sure as hell wouldn't sell for $44b....
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Elon & Twitter
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Daniel in SD
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Well that didn't last long...Twitter being sued for labor violations
Twitter sued over short-notice layoffs as Elon Musk's takeover rocks company
The class-action lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court in San Francisco and alleges Twitter violated the WARN Act.www.nbcnews.com
So, am I interpreting this correctly that, as opposed to a lump severence, with no-work employment, Twitter can stop paying de-orged people if they get a new job?
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ZenRockGarden
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I'd also like to dispel this naive notion that since Twitter's service is relatively straight forward in functionality, it needs almost no engineers or workers to maintain it.
Since I work in that industry, I can assure you that this is a lot like saying if Disneyland decides to not make any new roller coasters, they can run the park for almost nothing, and not need any engineers. MOST of the software labor goes into simply keeping the system current - it's not like you can just say "ok, the app and the server are done - everyone go home".
As Elon fires half the workers, and likely many more quit (most specifically the talented ones who know how to make things work)... Twitter is gonna be like disneyland with the same management decision - trash everywhere, rides broken, visitors attacking each other because no ones around to police them, and Mickey at the front still bravely waving to everyone while muttering under his breath about evil people boycotting his park.
ZenRockGarden
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This is one of the best lack-of-understanding-what-free-speech-is posts I've seen.
Boycotting IS free speech Becky
The lawyer is already backing off, sort of.
Lawyer Suing Twitter Over Layoffs Says Musk Now Trying to Comply
The irony, of course, is that within the Elon hater echo chamber this information will not circulate (can't have their followers think they're sympathizing with Elon, now, can we?), much in the way that misinformation does its damage upon dissemination, despite later fact checks that challenge the misinformation (a fact of which many of these same people are aware).
Daniel in SD
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ElectricIAC
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Raisin45567
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“Company police?” Did they mean company policy?
ZenRockGarden
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Hello Elon? Boycotts and protests ARE FREE SPEECH, you just don't happen to agree with.
I don't understand how people think they have a constitutional right to violate a company's terms of service. If TMC deletes one of my posts, they are not violating my constitutional rights.
So have seen leaders of two groups at Twitter that said entire group was let go.
Accessibility Team
Human Rights Team
Also see someone saying that the team that found code in Algorithm to amplify right wing voices was let go.
Accessibility Team
Human Rights Team
Also see someone saying that the team that found code in Algorithm to amplify right wing voices was let go.
Anyone can sue for anything, even with zero fact to support the suit. Of course that doesn't stop ambulance chasers.
As long as every 'Your Fired' e-mail says you will be paid+full benefits for the next 60+ days -- btw, a February term date is 90 days -- Tesla is in compliance with the WARN act as a company is allowed to give Pay-in-lieu-of-Notice. And so far, what has been reported is that employees are getting more than the required minimum of 60 days, they are receiving 90 days of pay+benefits.
But no, Tesla cannot stop paying them if they get another job. Happens all the time.
Daniel in SD
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Yeah lots of tweets like this. Who knows what’s true. It’s not surprising that advertisers might want to wait to see how things shake out. I’m not sure calling them out is going to work or help attract new advertisers.
I don't think "employees must sleep in the factory" would have gone over very well in Fremont. Which is really the only way to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from spreading to the surrounding community when you still have a shortage of tests.
ElectricIAC
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When the company is colluding with DHS/CISA to censor speech they don’t like because it’s politically inconvenient it is.
Elon May have just saved Twitter from being broken up for violating the first amendment wholesale.
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