What is Elon Musk doing to Twitter? - BBC News

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  • čas přidán 11. 11. 2022
  • More turmoil is surrounding Elon Musk and Twitter as high-profile staff quit and the rules about verified accounts keep changing.
    People on and off the social media platform have been raising concerns about the direction Twitter is going in under its new billionaire leader.
    As part of his shake-up of the platform, Mr Musk began rolling out plans to allow users to buy blue-tick verified status for $8 per month. The move raised concerns that Twitter would be swamped with fake accounts.
    A US regulator says it is watching events at Twitter with "deep concern" after the platform's top privacy and compliance officers reportedly quit.
    BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the twists and turns of Elon Musk’s early days in charge of the social media platform.
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  • @TECHN0
    @TECHN0 Před rokem +581

    When Musk brought the sink to Twitter HQ, he really meant he would sink Twitter

    • @rossleeson8626
      @rossleeson8626 Před rokem +31

      He turned a noun into a verb

    • @philipanderson1105
      @philipanderson1105 Před rokem +12

      He’s still got a better space program than NASA.

    • @simulationl279
      @simulationl279 Před rokem +21

      thats what happens when you let a socially awkward nerd run a social platform. Flashback facebook.

    • @Bonjour-World
      @Bonjour-World Před rokem

      Should have been a toilet.

    • @jokerswild5485
      @jokerswild5485 Před rokem

      @@philipanderson1105 yeah right.... Keep riding Elon's D***.

  • @CollectiveWesterner
    @CollectiveWesterner Před rokem +341

    The world without Twitter.....a good start. 👍

  • @Yosser70
    @Yosser70 Před rokem +106

    Seems like he’s doing the world a favour and killing Twitter!

    • @RobBCactive
      @RobBCactive Před rokem +5

      Twitter's 2022 scent is more skunk than musk!

    • @TJT153
      @TJT153 Před rokem

      Nobody wants Twitter killed. It's all the insecure and sensitive humans that want that..

  • @sloanNYC
    @sloanNYC Před rokem +431

    To clarify a few bits. He fired HALF the company within a day and of course, that meant incredibly little review and analysis of where to make cuts. He cut entire teams dedicated to compliance and review of spam accounts, as well as the teams that had been working on the features he wants to launch. He didn't address the company when doing so, an unsigned email fired thousands, only to frantically reach out to many they had fired to come back and finish the work days later.
    Twitter is under specific rules for multiple violations of user data privacy, so any new feature is supposed to go through an internal review panel to make sure they don't violate the agreement with the US feds. All executives and leadership in this area have now either been fired, or now resigned on the day before the latest review report to the US feds was due. None apparently wanted the legal liability. Whereas Elon's personal lawyer is seemingly acting as active Twitter legal and telling engineers they can just certify the features themselves. Something they obviously are not trained for and can be personally be held liable for including jail time.
    Because the features of the blue checkmark have changed so dramatically multiple times in just 2 weeks, fraudulent impersonation has cost companies like Eli Lilly and Lockheed Martin billions on the stock market when fake tweets by new fake "verified" accounts stated Eli was now making insulin free, and Lockheed would no longer sell to Saudi Arabia. Naturally, no marketing company or leader wants their ads on a platform with so much chaos and they are pulling their ads which Elon has stated as 89% of Twitter revenue. These moves also put Twitter and Elon in clear violation of the deal made with the US feds. Fines could be huge given in May Twitter just paid $150 million in fines for violating user privacy after previous violations as well.
    Trying new things and getting Twitter to innovate are going to be critical to it surviving, but doing so recklessly has caused huge amounts of chaos, violated many laws, and now has resulted in the live Twitter services running code directly from test development servers instead of production (many web developers are posting their findings). This happens when you remove all review and QA (quality assurance) testing practices to push out features quickly. There is no reason to be so reckless, getting a new feature out in a week has only opened Twitter and Elon to more lawsuits and unintentional data/security instability.
    This is a case study in how NOT to 1) treat people who work for you, trust is incredibly low, recruitment of new talent will require huge $$, 2) execute new features, burning people out and skipping testing/verification steps has cost Elon trust and likely multiple large lawsuits and penalties.

    • @kevinb9830
      @kevinb9830 Před rokem +39

      You seem very invested, is he the new orange man bad?

    • @MortimerDuke83
      @MortimerDuke83 Před rokem +18

      Lockheed Martin don't lose billions in stock value because of a parody twitter account. The mere suggestion undermines any useful points you've raised.

    • @andybellklas1678
      @andybellklas1678 Před rokem +18

      He kept the engineers, he just fired the 10 bosses each engineer had.

    • @t.c.4321
      @t.c.4321 Před rokem +7

      Personally, I have no sympathy for the employees he fired, they are hardly human (joke)

    • @mikek545
      @mikek545 Před rokem +15

      They were loosing money, now they are making money. Any questions? 😂

  • @robbieshand6139
    @robbieshand6139 Před rokem +211

    He's already talking about bankruptcy after 3 weeks. Liz Truss would be proud! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @katzensindweich3505
      @katzensindweich3505 Před rokem

      Bancrupsy talk always is a great way to attract talented employees and wealthy advertisers. Cheez he is so off the rocker. He should just stfu and keep his head down. He is a pr nightmare.

    • @truthalonetriumphs6572
      @truthalonetriumphs6572 Před rokem +12

      The lettuce won again

    • @johnl.7754
      @johnl.7754 Před rokem

      Well Twitter got a loan of 13 Billion for Elon to purchase it

    • @truthalonetriumphs6572
      @truthalonetriumphs6572 Před rokem +1

      Elon is responsible for that loan. It's the package he put together to fund the acquisition.

    • @johnl.7754
      @johnl.7754 Před rokem +4

      @@truthalonetriumphs6572 “The rest of the money - about $13bn worth - is backed by bank loans, including from Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Japanese banks Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mizuho, Barclays and the French banks Societe Generale and BNP Paribas.
      According to documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Morgan Stanley’s contribution alone is about $3.5bn.
      These loans are guaranteed by Twitter, and it is the company, not Musk himself, which will assume the financial responsibility to pay them back. “

  • @cleo5793
    @cleo5793 Před rokem +204

    He is helping humanity as he stated by sinking toxic Twitter.

    • @deeobiacct677
      @deeobiacct677 Před rokem +3

      @cleo you are very right

    • @AG-ig8uf
      @AG-ig8uf Před rokem +3

      And even more so by sinking with it.

    • @That_One_Guy...
      @That_One_Guy... Před rokem

      If he's helping humanity then why did he only buy it after Twitter force him to buy it... Obviously because it's not profitable for him due to bOTZ and tRoLLZ and because Twitter want to dump their shit on his head, not because he want to hELp HuMAnITY

    • @deeobiacct677
      @deeobiacct677 Před rokem

      Hello cleo hope you are staying safe😘

    • @masoudmaani
      @masoudmaani Před rokem +2

      didn't know bad management is also helping humanity but hey, it's 2022, people get famous moving their hips on tik tok so what do I know.

  • @user-zy8cy6hn6o
    @user-zy8cy6hn6o Před rokem +256

    I don't like Musk but if he manages to bankrupt Twitter he will forever have my gratitude

    • @user-hm9ew1wz2x
      @user-hm9ew1wz2x Před rokem

      Well he's already talking bankruptcy. Bet the bank that gave him the loan is thrilled. Total nut job.

    • @Max_Jacoby
      @Max_Jacoby Před rokem

      Who do you like then? Kim Jong-un? Hitler?

    • @user-hm9ew1wz2x
      @user-hm9ew1wz2x Před rokem

      @@Max_Jacoby lol He can take Kim and you with him too. Hitler's dead dumb dumb.

    • @syncsummit
      @syncsummit Před rokem +17

      Why? How will that actually improve your life?

    • @user-hm9ew1wz2x
      @user-hm9ew1wz2x Před rokem

      @@syncsummit Because America does not need any more nut cases trying to run the country.

  • @69sins
    @69sins Před rokem +295

    He also forgot to read Twitter employee contracts. People that were fired are now gathering up to sue him since their contracts stated they would get stock options and certain payouts. He fired a bunch of people and said no to those things

    • @rescyn1190
      @rescyn1190 Před rokem

      California is an 'at will' employment state and he paid them over contract to February. That case is going absolutely nowhere.

    • @69sins
      @69sins Před rokem +10

      @@rescyn1190 i remember them saying the same thing when musk tried pulling out of deal. We'll see where this goes.

    • @rescyn1190
      @rescyn1190 Před rokem +18

      @@69sins We will. Nowhere. And the suit is over unfair dismissal, not stock option and pay-outs. You made those up.

    • @philipanderson1105
      @philipanderson1105 Před rokem +11

      Yep. Funny when these kids (not real adults) are upset that he fired them. Classic cost benefit analysis

    • @69sins
      @69sins Před rokem +10

      @@rescyn1190 i made what? Why are you upset? Lol all i said let's see what happens with this and you being a control freak want to argue and reply with..."nowhere". Where do you want this to end? Or do you want a I'm right...no im right back and forth? Geez kid.

  • @scottl.1568
    @scottl.1568 Před rokem +168

    Elon's reputation for genius was grossly overblown

    • @davidhollenshead4892
      @davidhollenshead4892 Před rokem

      Musk is a Confidence Man ,and thus a Pathological Liar & Sociopath...

    • @Max_Jacoby
      @Max_Jacoby Před rokem +25

      Genius can't be genius in all fields. Elon is a remarkable businessman with deep understanding of engineering and programming. It doesn't make him genius in psychology and anything related to a social media business.

    • @JohnDoe-pq5fu
      @JohnDoe-pq5fu Před rokem +9

      His success was always due to lack of scruples, not genius.

    • @netstatmint8639
      @netstatmint8639 Před rokem +1

      @@Max_Jacoby of course, but he's good at hiring the people who understand the psychology and anything related to social media.

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf Před rokem +14

      @@netstatmint8639 Then why isn't he hiring such people to run Twitter? Face it, he just got lucky with his previous investments.

  • @stephenrickstrew7237
    @stephenrickstrew7237 Před rokem +124

    He’s using his legendary social skills …to run it into the ground …

    • @MrAwrsomeness
      @MrAwrsomeness Před rokem +6

      Okay blue hair

    • @violetfem1808
      @violetfem1808 Před rokem +3

      @@MrAwrsomeness They obviously love tater ships when it's their side on top of it... while they accuse everyone else of what they're actually doing

    • @tylorryn4163
      @tylorryn4163 Před rokem +14

      @@MrAwrsomeness God what a goofy response.

    • @MrAwrsomeness
      @MrAwrsomeness Před rokem +4

      @@tylorryn4163 God what a goofy response

    • @KamiTenchi
      @KamiTenchi Před rokem

      @@violetfem1808 You realise Twitter is at risk of bankruptcy? It's going down.

  • @KamiTenchi
    @KamiTenchi Před rokem +138

    He's putting Twitter at risk of bankruptcy....and I love it.

    • @richard7645
      @richard7645 Před rokem +18

      Facebook next 😁

    • @dave_n8pu
      @dave_n8pu Před rokem +6

      @@richard7645 Yes

    • @johnl.7754
      @johnl.7754 Před rokem

      Well Twitter got a loan of 13 Billion for Elon to purchase it

    • @josm1206
      @josm1206 Před rokem

      @@richard7645 Facebook will be first to go. Twitter will be ok.
      The left wing bed wetters are just upset their echo chamber has been disrupted.

    • @JamesSmith-qs4hx
      @JamesSmith-qs4hx Před rokem +5

      Let's hope he buys the BBC next.

  • @hi-ve1cw
    @hi-ve1cw Před rokem +70

    I strongly dislike the guy, but if he causes Twitter to go bust then the world will genuinely become a much better place and I'll be forever grateful for it

    • @bradleynoneofyourbizz5341
      @bradleynoneofyourbizz5341 Před rokem +10

      You might want to be concerned about what will arise to fill the void. It could be far worse.

    • @melaninmonroeeee
      @melaninmonroeeee Před rokem

      @@bradleynoneofyourbizz5341 good point 😭😭😭😭 omg . I didnt even think about that lmaoo

    • @___beyondhorizon4664
      @___beyondhorizon4664 Před rokem +1

      Maybe few of the fired executives from Tweeter+ the fired Metaverse will come up with something refreshing and not repeat these types of mistakes 🙏

    • @erim9175
      @erim9175 Před rokem +1

      Why do you dislike him?

    • @evita4584
      @evita4584 Před rokem

      Sometimes people dislike Elon because he change thing for better🤗

  • @PeterHonig.
    @PeterHonig. Před rokem +190

    I must confess that it is quite enjoyable to see Musk's $44 Billion steadily evaporate due to his management incompetence, which is the result of his inability to understand the existing corporate culture or people in general.

    • @eustab.anas-mann9510
      @eustab.anas-mann9510 Před rokem +10

      Even if Twitter were to go bankrupt, it wouldn't have any appreciable effect on Elon's overall wealth.

    • @JohnDoe-pq5fu
      @JohnDoe-pq5fu Před rokem +17

      @@eustab.anas-mann9510, even if what you say is true, going around publicly tanking your business' in the loudest and most inept way possible doesn't help your business (or your bottom line). If lenders or potential partners think he's going to do something stupid that will reflect poorly on them, they're not going to have anything to do with him.

    • @augustwest9727
      @augustwest9727 Před rokem +1

      @@JohnDoe-pq5fu and yet, he doesn't actually NEED any of them, he could literally set 44 Billion on Fire; he would still have around 200 Billion to play with... And that is at last estimate...

    • @JohnDoe-pq5fu
      @JohnDoe-pq5fu Před rokem +3

      @@augustwest9727 so he doesn't need any business relationships either? Or profits of any kind? I would love to hear about his business plan where he explains how SpaceX and Tesla will be run on lost litigation and reputation for being a dumpster fire.

    • @augustwest9727
      @augustwest9727 Před rokem +1

      @@JohnDoe-pq5fu my employer received her Tesla last week.... She was ecstatic.... Yes, who doesn't want business relationships... But NEED.... Meh.. He can burn Twitter to the ground and pay everybody who invested in it back... If he wanted too... But firing half the staff is the first step to making it profitable... The man has like 8 profitable businesses... He might be able to pull it off lol

  • @MalchikGuy
    @MalchikGuy Před rokem +4

    What is Tim Davie doing to the BBC

    • @MalchikGuy
      @MalchikGuy Před rokem +1

      Exactly how manyADL bots does Tim Davie have working the comment section 🤔

    • @Sardonic-Angel
      @Sardonic-Angel Před rokem +2

      Is it Davie.. or Sharp
      What is the British version of operation mockingbird 🤔

  • @havaguday
    @havaguday Před rokem +107

    He doesn't get remarkable things done. He pays people who know how to do those things.

    • @lukazupie7220
      @lukazupie7220 Před rokem +11

      Which he does very very well, and it is very very important for society. That is why it is paid so well.

    • @TheNaijaboy007
      @TheNaijaboy007 Před rokem +7

      What remarkable things have you gotten done in your life that the world knows?

    • @lukazupie7220
      @lukazupie7220 Před rokem +11

      @@TheNaijaboy007 😂 probably needs government assistance to keep himself alive

    • @tsilikasp
      @tsilikasp Před rokem

      Why don't you do the same then?

    • @empty3293
      @empty3293 Před rokem +9

      That is literally how all remarkable things get done. Oppenheimer did not build the bomb that gave us nuclear power, he was a senior member of a team of thousands. Winston Churchill did not win us the war, he commanded people who did. Schumacher did not win 7 titles on his own, he had a huge well funded team of engineers behind him. But nobody remembers the Ferrari pit crews names, nobody remembers the names of the junior physics graduates that worked on the Manhattan project. Because the lead role is clearly the most influential and important role

  • @davidlesterblevins
    @davidlesterblevins Před rokem +41

    Maybe he'll buy Facebook and make it over

    • @sunnienciso9582
      @sunnienciso9582 Před rokem

      Starting with getting rid of Facebook's mantra: Corporate over County.

  • @davidboi4025
    @davidboi4025 Před rokem +8

    Why is this big news, this dude literally payed billions for this company, he can do whatever he wants since he is the ceo, if it goes down its on him no one is forced also to stay on Twitter we have the choice of using plenty of other social networks, at the end of the day he's the ceo of his own private company.

    • @bradleynoneofyourbizz5341
      @bradleynoneofyourbizz5341 Před rokem +1

      I think the other shareholders might disagree with you. And many of the employees he's fired had severance clauses in their contracts that he has ignored. The FCC had stipulations in place due to previous data breach violations, again, which he has ignored. Eli Lilly and Lockheed Martin are just two of the companies that have lost hundreds of millions in stock value because of his BS. Being CEO does NOT mean he can do whatever he wants without consequences as you claim. It's not just his money he's messing with. He's causing great harm to thousands of people just because he's an arrogant, spoiled brat.

    • @davidboi4025
      @davidboi4025 Před rokem +1

      @@bradleynoneofyourbizz5341 but he is still the ceo and thus can do whatever he wants since he has to have more shares then the rest of the share holders thus he is the majority and can make the decisions he wants, including if he wants to change the course of the direction of the company remeber just because you have shares in a company dosent mean the company is obligated to make the share holders more money the share holders simply own shares beacuse they belive that company will increase in valuation, and for the contracts they kinda don't stand since they were agreed upon by 1 party and a 1 other party that wasent Elon musk so in court u could argue that the contract should be renegotiated but it would only happen if Elon musk would agree, since it is now under a different administration,

    • @bradleynoneofyourbizz5341
      @bradleynoneofyourbizz5341 Před rokem

      @@davidboi4025 I have a feeling I'm arguing with a child. Either that or you are one remarkably ignorant adult.

    • @davidboi4025
      @davidboi4025 Před rokem

      @@bradleynoneofyourbizz5341 does it matter please explain your reasoning, I'm open to opinions and other perspectives.

    • @pixeljauntvr7774
      @pixeljauntvr7774 Před rokem

      @@davidboi4025 Why is the news? You stupid or something? You don't think that one of the world's largest social media platforms being on the brink of bankruptcy within two weeks of new ownership is NOT worth reporting on by the news? Get your head checked.

  • @acWeishan
    @acWeishan Před rokem +83

    Elon is discovering that content moderation might be more challenging than sending humans to Mars 😂😂

  • @ShirleeKnott
    @ShirleeKnott Před rokem +30

    think his plan was to sink the company from the beginning, but why?

    • @jasondavenport5577
      @jasondavenport5577 Před rokem +1

      Perhaps he sees it being used as a tool by politicians to destabilize government around the globe which his businesses look toil for contracts and regulations
      there seems to be one party in the U.S. that are always stalling progress when it comes to green energy as well as other issues that concern Musks future business plans.
      I sense that Facebook is going to experience a down turn in popularity as well. Both platforms create social decay being that its easier to hurl insults or form ideological
      based freindships with someone on the other side of the globe while you sit in your easy chair than it is to form bonds with your next door neighbors who's do happens to
      bark to much at night.. People are like electricity and water in that we take the paths of least resistance.. Thats just the fruit of my pondering the reasoning behind Musks
      action with his new acquisition of Twitter... Ever Notice how the word "Twitter" Rhymes with Shitter?

    • @ShirleeKnott
      @ShirleeKnott Před rokem +2

      @@jasondavenport5577 very good points imho. I have never been one to use twitter, and only had FB for a short while and never really spent any time on it unless traveling alone and posting nightly I was still alive and having fun.

    • @JohnDoe-pq5fu
      @JohnDoe-pq5fu Před rokem +2

      To hurt his public image so no one will want to do business with him anymore?

    • @deeobiacct677
      @deeobiacct677 Před rokem +2

      I think so@shannon

    • @deeobiacct677
      @deeobiacct677 Před rokem

      @shannon can we know each other..

  • @MalchikGuy
    @MalchikGuy Před rokem +4

    Exactly how manyADL bots does Tim Davie have working the comment section 🤔

  • @chickenandshrimp1338
    @chickenandshrimp1338 Před rokem +48

    Imagine if he would have stood neutral on politics, and added an edit button. Twitter would have been a success. He should have been a quiet observer instead of a troll.

    • @SiLoMixMaster
      @SiLoMixMaster Před rokem +8

      Musk is a lot more neutral politically than the staff who were already working at Twitter, but now not anymore lol. Wokeflakes be gone 🤣

    • @miken7382
      @miken7382 Před rokem +2

      He can barely undo the damage

    • @miken7382
      @miken7382 Před rokem

      The Advertisers will stay if they want to sell to the people that use the platform.

    • @chickenandshrimp1338
      @chickenandshrimp1338 Před rokem +2

      @@miken7382 looks like they are all jumping ship.

    • @audradaniels4161
      @audradaniels4161 Před rokem

      You can’t seriously be that naive bahahaha!!!! Mainstream media has its own reasons for trying to tank Twitter. We’re just starting to learn the extent of the corruption and lies the media hopes will stay hidden.

  • @graphosxp
    @graphosxp Před rokem +10

    "Angry Squeegee Man"? that is a SICK burn🤣!

    • @t.c.4321
      @t.c.4321 Před rokem +1

      Sounds like the words of a triggered person 😅

  • @deborahdorosz3220
    @deborahdorosz3220 Před rokem +22

    I have never been a fan of Twitter but I love Elon Musk. He is the best billionaire with great comedic timing.

    • @alterverse_ai
      @alterverse_ai Před rokem

      Have to say, i feel the same, way! He is a Goofy man, trying to help out in the end. While firing people is a bad play, sometimes is the only way to cut costs. Also probably by firing big CEOs means you save a whole lot more. They will be fine, and hopefully also the ex tweeter employees.

  • @jeffmurray6219
    @jeffmurray6219 Před rokem +22

    Looking forward to the end of twitter. This is great news.

  • @RicePho
    @RicePho Před rokem +20

    "Let that sink in that I messed up and threw away 44 BILLION dollars"

    • @___beyondhorizon4664
      @___beyondhorizon4664 Před rokem +1

      That sink can be in a museum for people to learn how to rich man sinked his business and reputation. It's why boss should not be surrounded by only yes men!

  • @BensleyDRAKE
    @BensleyDRAKE Před rokem +4

    Dude literally walked into the building carrying a SINK!...Reminds me of the Tony Stark character he does crazy things but everyone even the wingers fear his greatness because YOU KNOW he's doing this for a reason but NO ONE knows why.

  • @alexnicolaou3579
    @alexnicolaou3579 Před rokem +24

    this is pure comedy

    • @___beyondhorizon4664
      @___beyondhorizon4664 Před rokem

      Have you seen the account by Jesus Christ? God is on Tweeter 😂😅🤣

  • @snarkycharlies
    @snarkycharlies Před rokem +20

    Elon's ego is out of control. He's just a mega nerd with money.

    • @Bonjour-World
      @Bonjour-World Před rokem

      Just a t*** with mega money

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf Před rokem +6

      He is not even a nerd, he was just a rich kid playing at being a nerd, and now people are starting to realize he was never actually smart or good at anything. Just a rich kid that invested in what other people did, and got famous for things other people invented and he just funded.

    • @captainpainal1971
      @captainpainal1971 Před rokem

      When he dies you retarted folks will miss him. Whether you know it or not.

  • @johnsmith-ky5qg
    @johnsmith-ky5qg Před rokem +15

    Surprising closing statement from the BBC. I fully expected them to follow the herd in declaring Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter as the actions of a madman. As for the "high profile" staff quitting, I haven't seen so much butt hurt rage quitting since my PvP gaming days. I think it was his insistence that all staff actually attend the work place and put in a minimum 40 hour week that caused the exodus. Well, come on man, that would be a complete hardship for a lot of them.

    • @___beyondhorizon4664
      @___beyondhorizon4664 Před rokem

      He wants them to work like a factory workers?

    • @johnsmith-ky5qg
      @johnsmith-ky5qg Před rokem +1

      @@___beyondhorizon4664 He wants them to work at least half the weekly hours he puts in. Just like I did for 30 years as a senior microwave engineer. Its called a work ethic.

    • @SiLoMixMaster
      @SiLoMixMaster Před rokem

      'I haven't seen so much butt hurt rage quitting since my PvP gaming days'
      🤣🤣 Classic. Totally agree with what you are saying, I've been saying similar things on other videos. The Twitter staff have been used to spending more time drinking soy milk lattes than doing any work, and now the work shy wokeflakes can't even handle standard 40 hour week commitments, cry me a river 😂

    • @coldspring22
      @coldspring22 Před rokem

      @@___beyondhorizon4664 No, like hardcore foxconn factory worker. Minimum 120 hours/week and sleep in the office. LOL

    • @mikedominick6690
      @mikedominick6690 Před rokem

      Idiots can never see the vision of genius,they will all talk until Elon wins,the BBC is a joke it has been since they ran cover for all the Muslim grooming gangs in the UK.

  • @alfianfahmi5430
    @alfianfahmi5430 Před rokem +13

    Elon Musk : "It's not about the money, it's about sending a message." **Nukes Twitter to oblivion**

  • @OurgasmComrade
    @OurgasmComrade Před rokem +21

    Elon Musk didn't achieve any of the "remarkable" things at the beginning of the video. It was his engineering teams that deserve the credit. He's not a genius, he's just a ceo with lot's of money that isn't related to competence, but rather socioeconomic loopholes. Get that straight please.

  • @Luke-bj8mr
    @Luke-bj8mr Před rokem +6

    Seems a little 1 sided. Media hoping he fails

    • @QwadLuzr
      @QwadLuzr Před rokem +3

      almost like this station isnt neutral and impartial???

    • @garythefishable
      @garythefishable Před rokem +2

      Elon honestly doesn't help himself though does he?

  • @tonysales3687
    @tonysales3687 Před rokem +9

    Elon restructuring Twitter and getting rid of employees that are not up for working long hours is the right thing to do, a small hardworking group that love the company they work for can get 4 times as much done

  • @nareshgb1
    @nareshgb1 Před rokem +13

    Bugger got a shipload of lemons for $44B, and now scrambling to make lemonade. The whole saga came out of a moment of megalomania - man began to believe his myth. Chief "lemonader".

  • @ishq963
    @ishq963 Před rokem +34

    Strangely this gave Elon too much credit.

    • @davidhollenshead4892
      @davidhollenshead4892 Před rokem

      Musk is clearly a Confidence Man, as all those great ideas of his are actually the work of other people...
      Perhaps we should start seeing the ultra wealthy for what they really are, Sociopaths....

  • @gburahbondo2948
    @gburahbondo2948 Před rokem +12

    Too much money can make some people crazy.

    • @davidhollenshead4892
      @davidhollenshead4892 Před rokem

      Most of the ultra wealthy are sociopaths, that is why & how they became ultra wealthy...

    • @netstatmint8639
      @netstatmint8639 Před rokem +3

      unless they were already crazy beforehand...

    • @pixeljauntvr7774
      @pixeljauntvr7774 Před rokem

      Maybe you need to be crazy in the first place to make that kind of money?

  • @shannonjohnson2530
    @shannonjohnson2530 Před rokem +27

    I don’t tweet or use twitter just watching the news and being brain dead.

  • @Premyy.M
    @Premyy.M Před rokem

    Great interview with @verge editor in chief today. BBC / Verge should definitely upload that!

  • @Surya-bz2mw
    @Surya-bz2mw Před rokem +1

    BBC i am from India ......some sailors from India is under custody of Nigeria govt along with their ship.....pls give some attention to it and bring out their real situation of those poor soul

  • @janiekcarney5482
    @janiekcarney5482 Před rokem +22

    Hope Twitter goes bankrupt.

  • @IgorKado
    @IgorKado Před rokem +6

    In the last video Mask looks like former Russian president old heavy drunken Boris Yeltsin 😂

  • @mikejay8888
    @mikejay8888 Před rokem +2

    I would trust a random bot account on Twitter far more than I trust the BBC

  • @zohramartini9425
    @zohramartini9425 Před rokem +2

    If he was an employee and would do not even a sixteenth of what he is doing with Twitter, the employee would be fired... The conclusion is somewhat complacent imo

  • @demuskumarius
    @demuskumarius Před rokem +6

    I still don't know what to say about any of this considering the guy said he has Asperger's and I feel like if I say anything I'm going to be making fun of the guy for having Asperger's. At the same time I have Parkinson's and I feel it not only justified but necessary for that to be part of the conversation if I'm making decisions of this magnitude. I don't feel I'm being treated any lesser when I have to explain stuff but it is dehumanizing when people just run mouth and don't spend a couple minutes understanding.
    I don't know, but I want to know but really I just want to sit this out and hope it just goes the way of myspace.

    • @davidhollenshead4892
      @davidhollenshead4892 Před rokem

      Musk is clearly a Confidence Man, as all those great ideas of his are actually the work of other people. That suggests that he does no't have Aspergers, but is actually a Sociopath, Pathological Liar and worse. So he is like Thomas Edison, and not in a good way...
      As for having Parkinsons that must really suck at times, and I say that living with lifelong injuries, including a broken back and severe chronic pain, since I was 22 thanks to a drunk driver....

    • @Bob-sd8ns
      @Bob-sd8ns Před rokem +1

      Many people have Asperger’s and they don’t do the things he does

    • @snc8537
      @snc8537 Před rokem

      I wonder if he does have Asperger’s… just a tool to disarm

  • @Thaddeus28
    @Thaddeus28 Před rokem +18

    calm down everyone.... Elon has a plan..... he just doesn't know what it is 🤣

  • @markloubser2433
    @markloubser2433 Před rokem +1

    Amazing how important people seem to find this.......

    • @josm1206
      @josm1206 Před rokem

      Social media is an obsession in a feminised society, where gossip is viewed as the truth.
      Our female MPs are incapable of turning off or ignoring social media so rally to police it.

  • @TheNaijaboy007
    @TheNaijaboy007 Před rokem +1

    It's non of BBC's concern!

  • @pritzydavo9790
    @pritzydavo9790 Před rokem +7

    It's always been a cess pool. It's just the former oppressors are getting their own taste now.

  • @theterminaldave
    @theterminaldave Před rokem +10

    I've heard that people will be going to their credit card companies to get their 8 bucks back, and if enough people do this, that CC companies might crack down on the ability to process sales going further.

    • @rescyn1190
      @rescyn1190 Před rokem

      I've heard that silly little Leftists do dog whistles like this all the time...

  • @chinchin8269
    @chinchin8269 Před rokem +2

    why's my comment about indian women hidden? it's absolutely hilarious.

  • @ivanotherview5374
    @ivanotherview5374 Před rokem

    Well done video and thank you for not playing an annoying music soundtrack in the background while you talked.

  • @annaczgli2983
    @annaczgli2983 Před rokem +58

    Elon Musk is proof that being a billionaire means you can afford to be as stupid as you want, with no uncomfortable consequences.

    • @jonathandavis8599
      @jonathandavis8599 Před rokem +2

      He became a billionaire because he is definitely not stupid. Just because you can't understand what his plans or processes are doesn't mean ot is dumb. Just means you don't understand it.
      It's great to be able to experiment and test what works and what does not, especially if you can afford it.
      It will improve the product in the long run.
      You are proof that the dunning kruger affect is real.

    • @AlamKhan-ly5qn
      @AlamKhan-ly5qn Před rokem

      same as we all make comments on thr businesses of others...

    • @Redorgreenful
      @Redorgreenful Před rokem +3

      He’s a genius in that he managed to make not one, but a series of fuckups in a stunning matter of days. He’s a Tommy Wiseau-like genius.

    • @dal6984
      @dal6984 Před rokem

      Another stupid comment. Another sheep following the BBC sheppard.

    • @lilied1
      @lilied1 Před rokem

      I thought we already established that being rich means you don't have to fear any consequences since Donald Trump's election.

  • @drnawk8750
    @drnawk8750 Před rokem +2

    the whole world is talking about twitter right now, every major media/news channel, it's pretty much under the global spotlight, what if that's what's he needed to do to turn it around

  • @lobopix_
    @lobopix_ Před rokem +6

    That opening line "The world richest man..." Seriously, is that still correct? He's bleeding from open self-inflicted wounds. Shouldn't the BBC have fact-checked that? Just saying.

  • @sarahjames927
    @sarahjames927 Před rokem +11

    What he’s always wanted … to destroy it.

  • @kskufan
    @kskufan Před rokem +6

    GO ELON !!

  • @1Kent
    @1Kent Před rokem +1

    Any company who advertises on Twitter is dead to me.

  • @nicholasdickens2801
    @nicholasdickens2801 Před rokem +1

    It’ll end badly.

  • @budhalasan5291
    @budhalasan5291 Před rokem

    It seems to me that theres more than meets the eye

  • @peace4myheart
    @peace4myheart Před rokem +1

    He is out of his depth. Right now he is just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks. Not all company works that way.

  • @desmeisme
    @desmeisme Před rokem +3

    I deleted my Twitter

  • @kentokenyama3449
    @kentokenyama3449 Před rokem +6

    I can see Twitter disappear.

  • @gmanette188
    @gmanette188 Před rokem +1

    I don't think he knows

  • @Marc_Lambert
    @Marc_Lambert Před rokem

    What's with the eerily sinister music playing in the background? BBC is supposed to be impartial!

  • @Darrylx444
    @Darrylx444 Před rokem +5

    How it started: "Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8."
    How it's going:

    • @officialj5799
      @officialj5799 Před rokem

      Secure a furtune Investment 📊and make huge profits now 👇

  • @JimmyRoche420
    @JimmyRoche420 Před rokem +7

    Facebook and Instagram I know how to use. But twitter iv no clue I just feel he just wasted billions on this. But I'm more than likely wrong as he is a modern day genius

    • @Ronariverah
      @Ronariverah Před rokem +2

      Twiter is simple. The reason why it was super powerful was the people that were on it. The news direct from the source.

    • @dave_n8pu
      @dave_n8pu Před rokem

      He can write it off his taxes.

    • @snc8537
      @snc8537 Před rokem

      @@dave_n8pu … a ploy of some sort?

  • @knightshade884
    @knightshade884 Před rokem +1

    I think your all missing the point under the diversion

  • @elitemedium
    @elitemedium Před rokem +2

    He go inside the Twitter to destroy all kinds of bullying....which is an excellent move to cleanse the media from all kinds of troll.....💪💪👍👍😁😁.......layoff all of them!!

  • @ThePipimonster
    @ThePipimonster Před rokem +2

    elon didn't put a car in space or the rocket back down to earth. his employees did.

  • @theglobaltruthseeker
    @theglobaltruthseeker Před rokem +5

    I never really understood Twitter. By the way things are going, I don't think Elon does either.

    • @billyje4726
      @billyje4726 Před rokem +1

      I guess it is an american thing.. 😉

  • @theknave4415
    @theknave4415 Před rokem +2

    Twitter was losing $4 million per day, when Musk took over.
    Firing lazy people is a part of the process of cutting financial losses.
    Creating new revenue streams is also a part of the process of saving a company from financial failure.

  • @kayjr9795
    @kayjr9795 Před rokem +2

    He is making a musk move!

  • @Derrick6162
    @Derrick6162 Před rokem +3

    He's mad at himself for blowing $40 billion on something he really didn't want. So he is destroying it one piece at a time. Personally I don't really care...Thanks

    • @netstatmint8639
      @netstatmint8639 Před rokem

      if i don't care, why are you even watching and commenting on this video? makes no sense.

  • @nredman
    @nredman Před rokem +5

    I wonder what % of people actually care about twitter. I gotta think its pretty small.

  • @EpicTurbulance
    @EpicTurbulance Před rokem +1

    The ambient music really 👌 did wonders for this video

  • @wk4240
    @wk4240 Před rokem +1

    Twitter was already finished when Dorsey bailed out, Mush just accelerated it, and is too arrogant and dismissive to blame himself.
    Cannot see any reason why he would want Twitter, besides using it as a mouthpiece for his authoritarian agenda.

  • @Bonjour-World
    @Bonjour-World Před rokem +7

    AP News has a good story on alternatives to twitter.
    "Twitter drama too much?"

  • @desmeisme
    @desmeisme Před rokem +24

    Musk and Kanye seem like they would be good friends

    • @AudiTTQuattro2003
      @AudiTTQuattro2003 Před rokem

      ...and Trump too. The trifecta of stupid Tweeters.

    • @harunhernandez
      @harunhernandez Před rokem +1

      ppl labeling different ppl as crazy since time eternal. we'll see how history plays out

    • @snc8537
      @snc8537 Před rokem

      They are marketers… capable of saying things they don’t believe in… just to get a rise from people and make money …

  • @lorddavidlawrence
    @lorddavidlawrence Před rokem +2

    Aww, the BBC News is falling out of love with Twitter 😢

  • @Jude74
    @Jude74 Před rokem

    It’s way worse than a train wreck. This is a fully loaded A380 colliding with a packed 747 falling on a commuter train at rush hour.

  • @joaodecarvalho7012
    @joaodecarvalho7012 Před rokem +7

    Yes! Once you stop worrying about profits, you can try several things. It is like darwinian evolution. If you shoot in all directions, you may eventually hit some targets.

    • @theterminaldave
      @theterminaldave Před rokem +4

      yep, the ol' throw shit at the wall until something sticks approach, seems like a great approach with people's livelihoods in the balance.

    • @JohnDoe-pq5fu
      @JohnDoe-pq5fu Před rokem +1

      It got him $8 and all the lawsuits and bad press he could ever want

  • @simplyfrancois
    @simplyfrancois Před rokem +6

    There won't be a long run without advertisers

    • @JohnDoe-pq5fu
      @JohnDoe-pq5fu Před rokem

      But he made $8, that'll keep Twitter running for a few fractions of a second.

    • @netstatmint8639
      @netstatmint8639 Před rokem

      well, your lack of vision and understanding is why Elon can spend $44Bn on a side project while you just post comments from your $300 phone

  • @polygonalmasonary
    @polygonalmasonary Před rokem +1

    ‘Badly’ 😮

  • @josephgogo2545
    @josephgogo2545 Před rokem

    Perfect closing sentence

  • @solallate1141
    @solallate1141 Před rokem +5

    Elon Musk should make Twitter a political party and contest elections 🤣

  • @mohamedhamdan1453
    @mohamedhamdan1453 Před rokem +13

    This guy plays people's mind 😁😁

  • @sabuein
    @sabuein Před rokem

    Thank you, Ros.

  • @chickybluetherealone
    @chickybluetherealone Před rokem

    he just started and they all said that about his star rockets, so whatever dispellers.

  • @cleo5793
    @cleo5793 Před rokem +6

    At least Twitter isn't boring anymore. Can't wait to see what happens tomorrow. Well done Elon...can you buy FB next and blow that up too.

  • @henaimtiyaz4189
    @henaimtiyaz4189 Před rokem +4

    Many more people will quit Twitter in the future if he doesn't change his strategy. Many tough changes since he overtook twitter. It will certainly not be user friendly .

  • @TerrelleCheers1
    @TerrelleCheers1 Před rokem +2

    He's a genius. If you can't see how obvious his plan is, then unfortunately it's too late for you.

  • @Snufflegrunt
    @Snufflegrunt Před rokem

    I thought the BBC is meant to be impartial?

  • @truthbeknown2022
    @truthbeknown2022 Před rokem +3

    When your purchase is based of revenge for "alleged" Censorship, you get what you deserve, Elon!

    • @analogdistortion
      @analogdistortion Před rokem +3

      Why would you say alleged? Like come on... People were getting banned and shadow banned left right and centre on twitter. Speak the truth!

    • @QwadLuzr
      @QwadLuzr Před rokem +1

      @@analogdistortion He's a debunker lol

    • @truthbeknown2022
      @truthbeknown2022 Před rokem

      @@analogdistortion unfortunately in America, "alleged" is the Legal requirement to avoid any lawsuit! I wasn't part of Twitter until months ago, and may delete the account! The Twitter Censorship controversy was over as I understand, misinformation and disinformation over the 2020 US Presidential election, Covid, and Covid related vaccines! History, feelings, and opinions won't change the 2020 Presidential election! Covid deaths, are Covid related with Pre-underlying factors (people who died, but tested positive)! As reported, Dr. Fauci destroyed the world! As a test, I opened 3 CZcams channels, for "alleged" CZcams Censorship! It's not CZcams, it's channel moderators! This channel has been shadow banned, as "Truth can be a bitter pill to swallow"! I go back to review comments sections, yet as a first comment, it gets zero likes! Truth is perceived by those who own the channel! So alleged it must be!

    • @truthbeknown2022
      @truthbeknown2022 Před rokem

      @@QwadLuzr exactly, Debunking Elon Musk for a $44 Billion revenge purchase of Twitter, which now has a value of approximately $32 Billion, and declining! Loss of several Major AD companies! Revenge isn't sweet, for Censorship due to misinformation and disinformation! *Ask Alex Jones about misinformation and disinformation!

    • @QwadLuzr
      @QwadLuzr Před rokem +1

      @@truthbeknown2022 How many boosters did you take?

  • @jmalko9152
    @jmalko9152 Před rokem +3

    Funny and informative, thank you!

  • @josedelatorre2569
    @josedelatorre2569 Před rokem

    BIG difference between exacting standards of rocket science..... and fluid dynamics of behavioral science.
    let THAT sink in Elon

  • @katescott8214
    @katescott8214 Před rokem +1

    He was dealing with a lot ego's and wastage within twitter.

  • @TheOriginalArchie
    @TheOriginalArchie Před rokem +15

    I think he realized that we aren't going to be able to terraform Mars, so he's just given up. He had a dream that we could build tunnels for travel. He had a dream that we could space travel. He had some good dreams, but nothing gets done in our country now. It took ten years just to impose seat belt laws, after tens of thousands of people were dying. He's given up, and I don't blame him. He's going to burn social media to the ground. Good for him.

    • @Coastfog
      @Coastfog Před rokem +19

      He's also had many stupid, virtually impossible, and rebranded/stolen ideas. He's soiled the reputation of an innocent man who rescued children. He's spreading Russian propaganda. He's petty. He's a troll. He wanted to get out of the Twitter deal he made on a whim, but couldn't because of looming lawsuits.
      Not saying he didn't do good stuff or that he's a complete moron. He's all the things, good and bad. Don't idolize him. Don't idolize anyone.

    • @cookiecola5852
      @cookiecola5852 Před rokem

      Musk is definitively one of the better entrepnor, his problem is listning to the larger society

    • @angmak7321
      @angmak7321 Před rokem

      You have no idea about what is going on in those companys. You just write some trash with no evidence what so ever.
      Twitter will be better than ever.

    • @TheOriginalArchie
      @TheOriginalArchie Před rokem +3

      @@Coastfog i agree with most of that too, there's only so much you can write on here. For instance I saw him on some podcast a few months ago where he was convinced that there is an underpopulation problem, but he couldn't offer a single idea as to why that made sense to him. I want to think he has a grand scheme, but now it seams apparent he's just become unhinged. IMO anyway.

    • @cookiecola5852
      @cookiecola5852 Před rokem

      @@angmak7321, after a or before a rebirth

  • @teleos12
    @teleos12 Před rokem +3

    I believe he was forced to buy it when he tried to back out but, now he is dissolution

    • @calimon00
      @calimon00 Před rokem

      Could running it into the ground and then filling bankruptcy somehow relieve him of his $50bil investment/loss in Twitter?

  • @Sardonic-Angel
    @Sardonic-Angel Před rokem +2

    What is Sharp and Davie doing to the BBC 😆

  • @stdev.
    @stdev. Před rokem +2

    Did Elon Musk carry a massive sink through the Twitter lobby just so he could tweet that picture with the caption "let that sink in"?