Searches for ‘How to delete Twitter’ surge by 500% following Elon Musk takeover

Last week, it was confirmed that the Tesla CEO had officially purchased Twitter for $44 billion (£38 billion) following months of uncertainty over whether the deal would go through. But it doesn't sound like users are too thrilled about his acquisition of the company if search trends are anything to go by. Musk is just days into the job but he has wasted no time in making some pretty significant changes and suggestions. The billionaire has already fired top execs, and changed its homepage for logged out users. With the help of Tesla engineers he has brought into Twitter as advisors, he’s also planning mass layoffs aimed at middle managers and engineers who haven’t recently contributed to the code base. Musk has also decided to bin Twitter's entire board and make himself the "sole director" of the company, and plans to raise the cost of Twitter Blue from $5 (£4.30) to $20 a month (£17), with verified users given 90 days to sign up or lose their blue tick. https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1588174959817658368 Since his takeover, several celebs have decided that Musk's arrival was the signal for their departure. Many are concerned that his acquisition of the platform will lead to an increase in hate speech and abuse, due to his laissez-faire attitude to what should and shouldn't be allowed on Twitter. For example, Kanye West's Twitter account has also been restored on the site, although Musk denies having anything to do with this decision. Related links:

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