Elon Musk's takeover was so poorly planned the company got locked out of its own Twitter account, report says

According to a report by Platformer, login details for the company's official account were not shared with the new leadership.

According to employees and experts alike, the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company has been disorganized, with reports of mass layoffs that were in some cases reversed and employees left in limbo.

Sources told Platformer that the login details for the official account were lost in the commotion.

The account has not been posted in over a month, but the team finally accessed it on Wednesday.

—Twitter (@Twitter) October 13, 2022

The acquisition of the social media platform was completed two weeks ago and has caused controversy for months. Advertisers and influential users have left the platform due to concerns over hate speech and changes to the user experience.

Musk has implemented new rules about parody accounts and waffled back and forth on whether or not a gray " official" would be given to users if they paid for a blue subscription.

Insider's requests for comment were not responded to by Musk or the representatives for the micro-messaging service.