Finally, the drama comes to an end as the Tesla chief, Elon Musk is now the new owner of Twitter. After his $44 billion acquisition of the social media giant which gave rise to numerous controversies, Musk finally took the big step. The billionaire Elon Musk was quick to fire the former Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal along with several other prominent leaders.
The leaders of Twitter Inc. who are supposedly leaving the company after Musk’s takeover are Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, who joined Twitter in 2017; Vijaya Gadde, the head of legal, policy and trust; Sean Edgett, the general counsel at Twitter since 2012, according to the Bloomberg reports.
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When co-founder Jack Dorsey resigned unexpectedly Parag Agrawal stepped into the role of CEO in November. Agrawal had been a part of Twitter for almost a decade. Before his run as CEO, he was a chief technology officer. Musk’s arrival as a major shareholder disrupted his position. There were increasing controversies and confusion regarding the current leadership.
It soon became apparent that Agrawal won’t be able to keep his job after the arrival of Musk.
The Twitter debates between Agarwal and Musk were quite evident. The Tesla chief once revealed in a tweet that he doesn’t like the company’s management. Musk tweeted,
“I don’t have confidence in management”
When Parag Agrawal defended the company’s user metrics on Twitter in May, Elon Musk replied to the Twitter thread with a poop emoji.
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Musk even asked his followers if Twitter was “dying.”
Agrawal encountered him via text. He wrote,
“You are free to tweet ‘is twitter dying?’ or anything else about Twitter” “but it’s my responsibility to tell you that it’s not helping me make Twitter better in the current context.”
To this, Musk shot back,
“What did you get done this week?” And then: “I’m not joining the board this is a waste of time.”
Musk even went on to mock Agrawal in messages with a friend for being on vacation in Hawaii during deal negotiations.
Will Parag Agrawal leave Twitter empty-handed?
Of course not! According to Reuters, as part of the deal, the CEO will vest 100% of his unvested equity awards, according to the filing. As estimated by the Research firm Equilar he’ll make an estimated $42 million.
A massive meme fest has started on social media, especially in India after Musk sacked Parag from Twitter. Social media users have been circulating Parag Agrawal and Elon Musk memes all over the internet.
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Take a look at some of the hilarious Elon Musk and Parag Agrawal memes
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Doesn’t matter if you are CEO of a gaint social media platform.
The job security will only be in Government jobs. #ParagAgrawal #ELONMUSK pic.twitter.com/KoZXdYTb30— manglam Tiwari (@manglamiam) October 28, 2022
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#ParagAgrawal is back with a bang in front of Twitter HQ pic.twitter.com/U2h1ftSQqL
— Atrij Kasera (@AtrijKasera) October 28, 2022
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#ParagAgrawal
We love this video😀🤣 pic.twitter.com/kUfEWi3zqv— R.V (@RadhaVashisht12) October 28, 2022
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It was just a meme. Ha ha ha ha.
Welcome back Trump 🎉🎉. #TwitterTakeover #ELONMUSK #ParagAgrawal pic.twitter.com/FKcKlWz8G4— मजलबी (sickular) (@liberandujivi) October 28, 2022
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#ELONMUSK after #TwitterTakeover and firing #ParagAgrawal , Ned Segal and Vijay Gadde 😂 pic.twitter.com/6ZRHUwjdAP
— ☬Tђe͢͢͢ຮɪngђ☬ 🇮🇳 (@MajhewalaSingh) October 28, 2022
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This is “a day in the life of a Twitter employee.” No wonder @elonmusk is firing 75% of them pic.twitter.com/cAHOuni765
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 26, 2022
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and this is how it’s ended! #ELONMUSK | #ParagAgrawal #TwitterTakeover pic.twitter.com/4L2xLVjKRF
— Akdas (@Akdas_Hayat) October 28, 2022
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Elon Musk’s first day at Twitter HQ#TwitterTakeover #ELONMUSK #ParagAgrawal pic.twitter.com/bUVG0XhwBI
— Hariom Thakkar👨⚕️🩺⚕️ (@hariom_0702) October 28, 2022
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#ELONMUSK #TwitterTakeover #ParagAgrawal #DonaldTrump
Told my Parents that I would reach Parag Agrawal’s level of greatness and today both him and I are unemployed
Mission Accomplished. pic.twitter.com/zWu0hjsQ9r
— Hemant (@Sportscasmm) October 28, 2022
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Elon Musk after firing Parag Agrawal and few others.#ELONMUSK #ParagAgrawal #TwitterTakeover pic.twitter.com/vd7EkrTL3D
— Priyanka Banubakode ↗️ (@PriyaBanubakode) October 28, 2022
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#ElonMusk #ParagAgrawal #TwitterTakeover #DonaldTrump
Suspended accounts coming back after Twitter takeover by Elon Musk pic.twitter.com/dmJBKaH89p
— Hemant (@Sportscasmm) October 28, 2022
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People today after Elon Musk takeover Twitter #ELONMUSK #elonmusktwitter #ParagAgrawal #TwitterTakeover pic.twitter.com/ajGHz1IyPy
— Priyanka Banubakode ↗️ (@PriyaBanubakode) October 28, 2022
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Govt Job supremacy🔥 #ParagAgrawal pic.twitter.com/LgurK89EfN
— Rishab Jain (@mr__rishab) October 28, 2022
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Scene at Twitter head quarters#ParagAgrawal pic.twitter.com/Cq9r0byWto
— ilesh tripathi🇮🇳 (@IleshTripathi) October 28, 2022
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Elon Musk to Parag Agrawal 😂 #ELONMUSK #ParagAgrawal pic.twitter.com/GVswxq7qnT
— Rosy (@rose_k01) October 28, 2022
Netizens saw this coming and were not that shocked by the recent turn of events. Musk and Parag memes were inevitable.
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