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On Friday, local time, Twitter, headed by Elon Musk (Elon Musk), launched massive layoffs, and many employees have confirmed that they cannot escape the fate of being laid off. Even employees who are eight months pregnant are not retained.

Musk began to cut the company's operating costs after he joined Twitter. On Friday morning, Twitter management began notifying employees who had been fired one by one via email.

According to foreign media reports, about half of Twitter's 7500 employees will be laid off, and some employees say they can no longer access the system overnight.

"looks like I lost my job. The company just remotely logged off my work laptop access and kicked me out of the Slack channel." Simon Barman, a former senior community manager for Twitter, wrote on Twitter: "always stick together. I love you guys very much. It's a pity to end up like this."

Barman's family lives in the UK, but belongs to the Twitter Los Angeles office area and works remotely for several hours every day. In an interview, he detailed the process of his dismissal.

"everyone received an email saying that the company was going to lay off a lot of staff," Barman said. "about an hour later, employees' laptop access began to be remotely logged off, and access to Slack channels and Gmail mailboxes was removed."

Rachel Bonn, marketing manager at Twitter's San Francisco headquarters, said she was laid off even though she was eight months pregnant.

Rumman Chowdhury, director of machine learning ethics on Twitter, posted a screenshot showing that he was no longer able to log on to his work account.

Chaudhry added: "imagine that when you are the target of a bully attack by the villains, you will feel relieved."

"well, it's true," wrote Lauren pinella trelor, a former head of incoming support for Twitter. "We have received an email about layoffs from the company. The experience at Twitter and the atmosphere of unity are unforgettable. The best days may not be here yet, and now I am really sad."

Julie Steele, Twitter's head of internal communications, also said she was fired. "Twitter is so special. Four years later, I left with fullness, an unimagined experience and a strong connection with so many Twitter users." Steele wrote on Twitter. "I held my head high and knew I had done my best. To my Twitter colleagues: we have a lot to be proud of. It's time to fly higher!"

Some fired Twitter employees have filed lawsuits against Musk and the company, claiming they did not receive layoff notices in advance.

Later on Thursday, Twitter employees received a memo acknowledging that the company was about to lay off staff.

"in order to put Twitter on a healthy path, we will struggle to start global layoffs on Friday," the company said. "We recognize that this will affect many people who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but unfortunately, this action is necessary to ensure that the company can continue to move forward."

"We admit that this is a very challenging experience whether you are affected or not," Twitter said. "

Twitter also said it would temporarily close its offices as a safety precaution during mass layoffs.

In recent months, it has been reported that Mr Musk has privately told investors that he plans to cut the company's operating costs after the deal is completed. Musk complained that his offer to buy Twitter at $54.20 a share was "clearly too high".

On Friday, Musk revealed that Twitter had lost "a lot" of revenue because of pressure from rights groups on advertisers. Musk is actively promoting Twitter's $8-a-month subscription service to boost the company's revenue.

In addition to layoffs, Musk reportedly plans to abolish Twitter's telecommuting policy and an extra "rest day" for all the company's staff every month.

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