Well, this was a development no one really expected. Or maybe we expected it after all.
After firing the entirety of Twitter’s communications team, Elon Musk literally confirmed on his personal Twitter account that all press-related inquiries sent to Twitter’s Press Email (press@twitter.com) will now automatically be responded to with the poop emoji.
press@twitter.com now auto responds with 💩
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 19, 2023
This move comes months after the controversial layoffs initiated by Musk after acquiring the micro-blogging platform last October 2022. Musk laid off an approximate of 7,500 employees in November 2022, and emailed the rest of the employees to either stay or leave after detailing a brand-new work culture. Well, everyone else knows the rest of the story.
People tried out emailing Twitter’s Press Email, and well, they all got the same response. Some were amused by this turnout, while some were, well…weren’t happy.
confirmed pic.twitter.com/lx8iYGz7nC
— Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) March 19, 2023
Why is elon so mean to me? pic.twitter.com/8JyCrhgXxx
— Yanky 🇺🇲 (@Yanky_Pollak) March 19, 2023
I appreciate you going on the record here, Elon. pic.twitter.com/OXYPqcwY1g
— Hannah Selinger (@hannahselinger) March 20, 2023
Twitter now automatically responds to all press emails with a single poop emoji, per Elon Musk: pic.twitter.com/qwGO6W843z
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 27, 2023
https://twitter.com/rumneeek/status/1638219770263932931?s=20
Twitter’s been sending press the poop emoji. Why does Musk love it so much?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂@elonmusk pic.twitter.com/OxNCzedqoZ
— 憂鬱的「夜空」 (@owl_nightsky) March 24, 2023
Twitter has literally gone to sh*t. Journalists who make a media query to Twitter's gutted and non-existent PR division are now sent 💩 in response as a part of @elonmusk's clear disdain for the press.
— TVwithThinus (@TVwithThinus) March 30, 2023
An Indian journalist actually tried to seek a response from @Twitter #press . She thought @elonmusk was fooling around. Turns out, 💩 was real!! pic.twitter.com/d0FeyzI6p4
— Hims 🪷 🚴 🌱 🧘 (@maveinlux) March 21, 2023
In case you aren’t aware of it, Elon Musk has some sort of vendetta against the media. By media, we mean the ones that have written against him and the companies he runs with an iron fist. Even before Elon Musk became the CEO of Twitter, he’s always been active on the bird app with a large following.
Heck, recently he’s even surpassed former U.S. President Barack Obama as the most followed person on Twitter.
Elon Musk is now the most followed person on Twitter, surpassing Barack Obama. pic.twitter.com/DJh2uKlflG
— Pop Base (@PopBase) March 30, 2023
BREAKING: @ElonMusk has just surpassed @BarackObama in Twitter followers, making him the most followed account on the platform. pic.twitter.com/k4Jm9WCgFj
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) March 30, 2023
So, these movements don’t seem to be all that suspicious at the moment. Well, unless people actually still want to work under Elon Musk’s Twitter then maybe that poop situation will get fixed, or something.
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