Elon Musk finally bought Twitter — and promptly fired four top executives.
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00:00Shortly after Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of Twitter was official,
00:05he reportedly fired at least four top executives.
00:08The chief executive, chief financial officer, top legal and policy executive,
00:12and general counsel were among those let go, sources say.
00:16Vijay Aghati, the top legal and policy executive, was reportedly in charge of the team that
00:21decided to permanently ban Donald Trump from the app following the January 6 attacks.
00:26Musk, who has described himself as a free speech absolutist, has long questioned the
00:31platform's moderation policies to his over 110 million followers.
00:36Back in May of this year, he stated he would reverse the permanent ban of Donald Trump
00:40from the site. In a public note to advertisers he posted yesterday, however, he stated this,
00:46Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Alex Jones, and Steve Bannon, to name a few,
00:50are permanently suspended from the app as well.
00:53Musk is scheduled to address Twitter's 7,500 employees today
00:57following the immediate dismissal of senior management.