Headline Roundup • December 11th, 2022
Elon Musk Clamps Down on Twitter Leaks in Email to Employees
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk is attempting to clamp down on leaks from inside Twitter HQ. In an email obtained by Platformer (Not Rated) reporter Zoë Schiffer, Musk threatened employees with lawsuits should they violate their non-disclosure agreements.
Key Quotes: The email stated, “as evidenced by the many detailed leaks of confidential Twitter information, a few people at our company continue to act in a manner contrary to the company’s interests and in violation of their NDA. This will be said only once: If you clearly and deliberately violate the NDA that you signed when you joined, you accept liability to the full extent of the law & Twitter will immediately seek damages.”
For Context: Turmoil at Twitter HQ has been a public spectacle since Musk purchased the social media giant in October, as some veteran Twitter employees have been outspoken in their opposition to their new boss. Recently, Musk has been releasing internal information and employee correspondence regarding the platform’s censorship and moderation practices in the lead up to the 2020 election and the aftermath of January 6th.
How the Media is Covering It: The email is being covered across the spectrum. It’s the biggest story regarding Twitter on the left. The right is more focused on recent entries in the ‘Twitter Files’ saga, including internal discussions on banning former President Donald Trump from the platform, which the left is not covering as heavily.
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While Elon Musk and his Twitter Files are exposing the inner workings of the social media company’s previous regime, the self-proclaimed Chief Twit is taking steps to ensure he never gets Twitter Files’d during his own reign.
Platformer managing editor Zoe Schiffer reported Saturday that Musk sent out an email warning the company’s remaining employees about leaking “confidential” information, and threatening to potentially sue those who violated the non-disclose agreements.
“As evidenced by the many detailed leaks of confidential Twitter information, a few people at our company continue to act...
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Elon Musk issued a sharply worded email to Twitter employees warning of severe legal consequences should they violate their nondisclosure agreements by leaking company information to the media.
“As evidenced by the many detailed leaks of confidential Twitter information, a few people at our company continue to act in a manner contrary to the company’s interests and in violation of their NDA,” Musk wrote to employees according to Platformer, a tech newsletter.
“This will be said only once: If you clearly and deliberately violate the NDA that you signed when...
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Twitter CEO Elon Musk has reportedly demanded his employees to pledge not to leak confidential information about the company to the press, otherwise they would face legal action, according to an email which has been circulated on his platform.
Zoë Schiffer, managing editor of Platformer which has done extensive reporting on Musk's tenure in charge of the social media giant, tweeted on Saturday that the Twitter CEO had "threatened to sue employees at his company" if they revealed such information to the media.
Schiffer shared what she said was the...
