Under pressure and facing a wave of criticism, Elon Musk has increasingly turned to his favorite release valve: Twitter.Since Saturday, Mr. Musk, the world’s richest man and the new owner of Twitter, has embarked on a tweeting spree so voluminous that he is on a pace to post more than 750 times this month, or more than 25 times a day, according to an analysis from the digital investigations company Memetica. That would be up from about 13 times a day in April, when Mr. Musk first agreed to buy Twitter.His recent tweets have covered an increasingly broad range of topics. Over the last four days, Mr. Musk, 51, needled the comedian Kathy Griffin and beefed with the Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey on the platform. He made masturbation jokes aimed at a rival — and much smaller — social media platform. He posted, then deleted, a tweet engaging with a quote from a white nationalist. And he defended his ownership of Twitter, including why he had laid off 50 percent of the company’s staff and why people should not impersonate others on the service.All in all, Mr. Musk, who described himsel …
Browse
Business Central
Accelerate growth with 1BusinessWorld's Global Business Profile
Sign up for free or use coupon code 1BW50 for 50% discount on your subscription
Sign up nowLatest Business News
- Transforming Data Management for Organizational Success (1/12/2025) - Strategies for Simplifying Processes, Enhancing Security, and Driving Efficiency Across… Read more...
- Bridging Education and Innovation: EIT Digital’s Blueprint for Europe’s Tech Future (1/10/2025) - How EIT Digital empowers leaders, scales startups, and drives digital… Read more...
- Embracing Transformation: The Strategic Imperative of Generative AI (1/7/2025) - Redefining Business Operations and Workforce Potential in the Era of… Read more...
- Empowering Global Progress Through Accessible Data Science (1/7/2025) - Democratizing Data Education and Driving Ethical Innovation for a Better… Read more...
- Reinventing Finance with Next-Generation AI (12/28/2024) - Ten Transformative Use Cases Elevate Compliance, Efficiency, and Client Value… Read more...
- Reimagining Tomorrow: How Vision-Driven Leaders Fuel Global Transformation (12/27/2024) - Bold Ideas, Collaborative Ecosystems, and Adaptive Cultures Are Changing the… Read more...