#RIPTwitter Floods Platform As Users Fear Site’s Breakdown

(FILES) In this file photo illustration taken on April 14, 2022 a phone screen displays the Twitter account of Elon Musk with a photo of him shown in the background, in Washington, DC. From tossing overboard half Twitter’s employees – including top management – to introducing sweeping changes to the platform such as the $8-a-month subscription-based verification service, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has been on a ruthless roll since finalizing his purchase of the social media giant late last month.Twitter has erupted into a frenzy of memes and “eulogies” ostensibly bidding goodbye to the platform in the wake of Elon Musk’s recent hardcore ultimatum to employees to knuckle under and be prepared to work “long hours at high intensity, or quit”.The deadline that the SpaceX and Tesla chief executive issued to flabbergasted staff as part of his relentless slew of changes to the microblogging site he bought last month is believed to have triggered a mass exodus, leaving users agog. In an email, reportedly sent on 16 November, Musk opened up on his vision for “Twitter 2.0,” warning staff that they would have to “be extremely hardcore,” adding:“This will mean working long hours at high intensity… Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade.”Since the tech guru started off his first days as ‘Chief Twit’ by firing staff, management included, the number of employees is believed to have shrunk from around 7,500 to just under 4,000. With hundreds more prepared to look at Twitter soon “in the rear-view mirror”, some appear to be concerned that Musk might be left with a skeleton crew. As #RIPTwitter started trending, people on social media had a field day.