Over the weekend, a more than 90% cut to Twitter Inc.’s staff in India was part of Elon Musk’s global staff reductions, severely reducing engineering and product capabilities in a market with potential.
A few dozen people are left working at the company in India after the cuts, according to people familiar with the matter. Due to the subject’s sensitive nature, they declined to be identified.
Many global internet companies are growing in India, including Twitter, Meta Platforms Inc., and Alphabet Inc.’s Google. They rely on its large potential pool of online users. In addition, big tech companies in the country face increasingly strict content regulations.
One person said 70 per cent of the There were job cuts in the product and engineering departments working on global mandates. According to the people, positions were also cut across departments, including public policy, marketing, and corporate communications. Approximately 3,700 Twitter employees have been laid off globally. An American company based in San Francisco
Emails seeking comment from Twitter were not immediately answered.
There are often allegations thrown back and forth between competing parties and accusations of misinformation spread on Twitter in India.
Eighty-four million people follow Narendra Modi on Twitter. In a country with over 100 languages, Twitter has reduced its staff, making it difficult to moderate that discourse.
New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru are the three locations where Twitter has offices in India.
A Bloomberg News report states that the company remains to employ 3,700 people worldwide. It has even led some employees to sleep to meet new deadlines.
Those who remain are being pushed by “Musk” to move quickly to ship enhanced features.