By Nov. 9, 2022, anxiety was high among the Twitter employees gathered at the company’s San Francisco headquarters.
They had spent part of that morning trying to gently explain to their new boss, Elon Musk, that the service they had just launched was dangerous.
With Mr. Musk out of earshot, the welcoming, deferential mood in the room immediately changed.
The employees knew that users relied on the verified check marks to ensure that information on the platform — including bus times or hurricane evacuation orders or a pop star’s musings — was indeed real.
“Somebody could die, actually,” he said.
Persons:
Elon Musk, Musk —, —, Musk, ”, Esther Crawford, ” Christian Dowell
Organizations:
San, San Francisco City Hall
Locations:
San Francisco, earshot