Musk ‘ruling Twitter by fear’, says Irish employee

An Irish Twitter employee said the announcement by Musk that he was culling 50% of Twitter's workforce has left the platform in a state of chaos. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

Billionaire Elon Musk has been accused by an Irish employee of ruling Twitter "by fear”, with the aim of getting staff to leave.

The worker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Musk's announcement that he was laying off 50% of Twitter’s workforce has left the tech giant in a state of chaos.