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Kurt Wagner
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Covering social media, Facebook + X/Twitter for Bloomberg @Business. Author of “Battle for the Bird.” DMs are open. Go Seahawks. Go M’s. Signal: kurtwagner.08
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Feb 20, 2024
    🚨 It's Pub Day 🚨 Truly ecstatic to share that my new book, "Battle for the Bird," is officially out! If you've ever cared about Twitter - or wondered "how did we get here?" - this book is for you! I hope you'll give it a read! simonandschuster.com/books/Battle-f…
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Nov 14, 2022
    Elon Musk, a self-described "free speech absolutist," has fired at least two senior Twitter engineers who called him out publicy on Twitter bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Dec 4, 2022
    New: Elon Musk just said Apple has “fully resumed” advertising on Twitter. He said Apple is Twitter’s largest advertiser.
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Nov 10, 2022
    NEW: Hearing that the top execs remaining at Twitter -- head of Trust & Safety @yoyoel and head of sales @robinw -- both resigned today When you add in that Musk told employees this afternoon that bankruptcy is possible, it feels like Twitter is almost collapsing in real-time
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Mar 25, 2021
    Chrissy Teigen quitting Twitter is a really, really bad reflection on the company's ability to fight abuse. She wasn't just some famous person. She was a power user, and a fan favorite internally (she spoke at Twitter's company-wide retreat in early 2020). This one will sting.
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    Donie O'Sullivan
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    Mar 25, 2021
    Here's what Chrissy Teigen posted on Twitter before her account went dark. web.archive.org/web/2021032501…
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Sep 29, 2022
    NEW: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg just told employees the company is implementing a hiring freeze, and warned there will likely be more restructuring and downsizing to follow
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Nov 26, 2019
    Mark Zuckerberg completed his 2019 “personal challenge,” in which he set out to “host a series of public discussions about the future of technology in society — the opportunities, the challenges, the hopes, and the anxieties.” Here’s who he spoke to: 8 men, 1 woman. All white.
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Nov 3, 2022
    NEW: Elon Musk plans to eliminate ~3,700 jobs at Twitter on Friday. About half the staff. He also plans to end the “work from anywhere” policy… story w/ @EdLudlow
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Nov 4, 2022
    It sounds like Twitter’s PR/comms team — which was maybe ~80-100 people — is down to just two people after layoffs today….
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Sep 27, 2022
    It was Sheryl Sandberg’s last day at Meta’s headquarters today. Here’s the send off she got from staff.
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Nov 5, 2020
    NEW: If President Trump loses the election, he'll no longer be considered a "world leader" when he commits rule violations on Twitter That means instead of hiding his tweets behind labels, Twitter could demand he delete them, suspend him or even ban him
    Trump’s Special Twitter Treatment Would End With Biden Win
    From bloomberg.com
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Nov 15, 2022
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    And another one!
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    sasha solomon
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    Nov 15, 2022
    lol just got fired for shitposting i said it before and i'll say it again kiss my ass elon 💋
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Nov 10, 2022
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    There were the two execs that joined Elon on Spaces yesterday when they tried to soothe advertiser concerns. Hearing from a number of folks asking: "Who is left?" Hard to overstate how gutted Twitter's leadership ranks have become
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    Kurt Wagner
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    Jun 1, 2020
    Something big is happening at FB - employees are speaking out publicly against CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to remove Donald Trump’s posts glorifying violence In the many years I’ve covered FB, I’ve never seen this kind of public criticism before
    Facebook Worker Unrest Rises With Walkout, Criticism of CEO
    From bloomberg.com