Turbulence, controversies dog Elon Musk's first year as X owner
Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October last year after a months-long tumultuous phase.
One year on, controversies associated with the platform (now called X), amid the non-stop spread of disinformation, is far from over.
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On October 26, 2022 as he bought Twitter, Musk arrived at the company's headquarters in San Francisco carrying a bathroom sink, while sharing a post: «Let that sink in!»
After the acquisition, Musk laid off more than 80 per cent of 7,500-strong Twitter staff, including its Indian-origin CEO Parag Agrawal, and even dissolved the trust and safety council.
Earlier this month, reports surfaced that Agrawal, former policy lead Vijaya Gadde and other executives finally won $1.1 million in legal fees from the Musk-run company.
In November last year, he said that «people have spoken and former US president Donald Trump will be reinstated» on Twitter.
In August this year, Trump signalled his return by posting his mugshot from Fulton County Jail in the US on charges of election interference.
Musk retweeted his post, saying «Next-level».
In February, amid reports that Twitter was losing $4 million a day, the tech billionaire said that the platform
