Twitter closes offices, staff resigns as users consider decentralized options

Twitter employees aren't the only ones abandoning the platform as users flock to a decentralized alternative.

Elon Musk has been shaking the Twitter tree since he took over the micro-blogging platform in late October. Its latest move has resulted in an exodus of employees and office closures.

Earlier this week, Musk emailed an ultimatum to Twitter staff saying they had to commit to "working long hours at high intensity" or emptying their offices by Thursday, November 17 .

Many opted for the second option, which would include three months of severance, leading the company to temporarily close its offices as hundreds of employees quit, according to reports. reports.

Twitter also announced that it was temporarily suspending all badge access until Monday, November 21, asking staff to "refrain from discussing confidential company information on social media, with the press or somewhere else".

Email to Twitter staff stating that offices are closed until Monday.

"I didn't want to work for someone who repeatedly threatened us by email," says an employee who just quit pic.twitter.com/Xd9s36f0ru

According to a survey on the Blind business app of 180 people, 42% chose the answer "By opting out, I'm free!" Reuters reported on November 18. In another poll, half of respondents estimated that 50% of staff would leave.

Employees aren't the only ones fleeing Twitter in Musk's wake, as users have sought alternatives. One of these was recently unveiled, Mastodon, which has seen a surge in new signups.

The decentralized social network is a federation of independently operated interconnected servers running on open source software.

On November 12, Mastodon claimed to have added over a million new members since the Twitter deal...