'I know of six critical systems ... which no longer have any engineers.' Hundreds of Twitter employees refused to sign a pledge to work longer hours, threatening the site's ability to keep operating.
SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds of Twitter employees refused Thursday to sign a pledge to work longer hours, threatening the site's ability to keep operating and prompting hurried debates among managers over who should be asked to return, current and former employees said.
The crisis came in response to an ultimatum new owner Elon Musk issued Wednesday demanding that employees sign a pledge to work harder by 5 p.m. Eastern time Thursday or accept three months' severance pay. Among those who were said to have declined to sign the pledge was half the trust and safety policy team, including a majority of those who work on spotting misinformation, spam, fake accounts and impersonation, according to one employee familiar with the team.Meanwhile, several critical engineering teams were reported to have been hollowed out.
As of 9 p.m. Eastern time, the top trend on Twitter in the United States was "#RIPTwitter," followed by the names of alternative social networks such as Tumblr, Discord, and Mastodon as users mulled life after tweets. Resignations and departures were already taking a toll on Twitter's service, employees said. "Breakages are already happening slowly and accumulating," one said. "If you want to export your tweets, do it now."
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