In an email sent to employees on Thursday and obtained by ABC News, the company wrote: 'In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on Friday.'
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk smiles at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, June 13, 2019.In an email sent to employees on Thursday and obtained by ABC News, the company wrote, "In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on Friday."
"We recognize that this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but this action is unfortunately necessary to ensure the company’s success moving forward," the email continues.Tesla CEO Elon Musk closed the deal to acquire Twitter on Friday. Musk -- the richest person in the world, according to Forbes -- reportedly acquired Twitter at his original offer price of $54.20 a share at a total cost of roughly $44 billion.A source familiar with the matter confirmed Musk's Twitter deal closure to ABC News on Friday morning.
Musk had said on Friday that he will forgo any significant content moderation or account reinstatement decisions until after the formation of a new committee devoted to the issues. "Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints," Musk tweeted. "No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes."ABC News' Taylor Dunn, Max Zahn, Santina Leuci and Zunaira Zaki contributed to this report.
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