Two Twitter bosses ousted ahead of Elon Musk $44bn takeover

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One of the biggest shake-ups since Musk agreed to buy the firm is the departure of two senior managers.

The executives were in charge of the consumer and revenue operations.

The firm has paused most hiring, except for business critical roles.

The move comes as the multi-billionaireTesla boss moves ahead with a takeover of the platform.

We are pulling back on non-labour costs to ensure we are being responsible and efficient.

The departures of Kayvon Beykpour, who led the consumer division, and Bruce Falck, who oversaw revenue, were not their decisions.

Mr Beykpour said that he was disappointed after being asked to leave by Mr Parag, who wanted to take the team in a different direction.

Mr Falck said that he was also fired by Parag, but he deleted the post later. His bio now says he is unemployed.

Jay Sullivan, who was leading the consumer unit during Mr Beykpour's leave, will become the permanent head of the division. He will be in charge of the revenue team until a new leader is found.

Mr Musk said this week that if his takeover bid was successful, he would reverse Donald Trump's ban from social media.

He said at an event on Tuesday that he would reverse the permanent ban but he doesn't own a account on the micro-messaging service.

Even though I think a less divisive candidate would be better in 2024, I still think Trump should be restored to Twitter.

Mr Trump wants to build up his own Truth Social platform and does not want to return to Twitter.

He was banned from the social media site permanently in January 2021, due to the risk of further inciting violence after the storming of the US Capitol.

After losing his re-election bid in 2020, Mr Trump has yet to say if he will run for president again in 2024.