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    Inside Elon’s ‘extremely hardcore’ Twitter

    Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends, and then one made himself the CEO.

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    Why some tech CEOs are rooting for Elon MuskWhy some tech CEOs are rooting for Elon Musk
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    The only constant at Elon Musk’s Twitter is chaos

    From restoring Trump to continuous layoffs, more scenes from inside Elon Musk’s Twitter

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    Elon Musk ignored Twitter’s internal warnings about his paid verification scheme

    Employees and advertisers keep telling him about the risks of the changes he’s making to Twitter — but he’s not listening

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    Elon Musk has discussed putting all of Twitter behind a paywall

    So far Twitter Blue is a mess and might even lose money.

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    Richard Lawler
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    Hey, who has the keys for this?

    I’m not saying that Elon Musk’s mass layoffs one week into owning Twitter were haphazard, poorly planned, and likely removed teams and individuals who were crucial to continuing development as well as just keeping things running.

    But if that were true, then they’d probably end up asking some of those people to come back less than 24 hours later. Enter Platformer editor and The Verge contributing editor Casey Newton.