Twitter’s new chief Elon Musk on Sunday apologised for the platform being super slow in several countries. The apology came minutes after he tweeted, “Twitter feels increasingly alive.”
“Btw, I’d like to apologize for Twitter being super slow in many countries. App is doing >1000 poorly batched RPCs just to render a home timeline,” Musk tweeted.
Btw, I’d like to apologize for Twitter being super slow in many countries. App is doing >1000 poorly batched RPCs just to render a home timeline!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2022
The world’s richest man also announced an upcoming feature that will allow organisations to identify which Twitter accounts are associated with them.
The development comes after the social media platform witnessed several fake accounts emerging with the verified blue tick that forced the company to suspend its $8 Twitter Blue programme. Musk also claimed that Twitter will be certifying the organisations.
“Rolling out soon, Twitter will enable organizations to identify which other Twitter accounts are actually associated with them,” he said in another tweet.
Rolling out soon, Twitter will enable organizations to identify which other Twitter accounts are actually associated with them
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2022
For the unversed, the blue tick was reserved only for verified accounts of known personalities, politicians, journalists, and public figures. However, the company rolled out a subscription program last week allowing users to get the blue tick verification for $8 per month.
Several users started impersonating major brands on the site after which the program was stalled. However, Musk said it will probably be back by the “end of next week.”
Twitter also introduced an “Official” label for selected accounts, but the feature was abruptly removed hours later.
Contractual Workers ‘Laid Off’
After half of Twitter’s workforce, or about 3,800 employees were laid off, the company has now fired almost 4,400 contractual workers at the company, reported news agency IANS.
Twitter and other big social media firms have depended on contractors to track hate and other harmful content.
The micro-blogging platform is now laying off employees who are on contract, according to reports from Platformer and Axios.
“Contractors aren’t being notified at all, they’re just losing access to Slack and email. Managers figured it out when their workers just disappeared from the system,” tweeted Platformer’s Casey Newton. “They heard nothing from their leaders,” he posted.