Twitter to Cut 336 Jobs Amid Restructuring Efforts

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Twitter's chief executive Jack Dorsey has announced the company will cut up to 336 jobs, around 8% of its workforce, as part of an effort to streamline the organization and focus on top product priorities. The news comes as the social media platform continues to struggle with low share prices and increased competition from other social networking sites, including Facebook. Despite efforts to revamp its safety centre and introduce new features such as Moments, Twitter has seen a slowdown in new and active users. The company has been under pressure to improve its performance, with previous chief executive Dick Costolo resigning earlier this year due to poor financial results and concerns over how the company dealt with abusive users.

Key Takeaways:

  • Twitter will cut 336 jobs, approximately 8% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring effort.
  • The move aims to streamline the organization and focus on top product priorities, with an emphasis on engineering and a more agile team.
  • Twitter has been struggling with low share prices and increased competition from other social networking sites, including Facebook.
  • The company has faced criticism over its handling of abusive users and has been working to revamp its safety centre.
  • Twitter's previous chief executive, Dick Costolo, resigned earlier this year due to poor financial results and concerns over the company's handling of abuse.
  • Jack Dorsey, Twitter's co-founder and new permanent CEO, has admitted that the platform is still difficult for many users to understand.
  • The company has introduced new features such as Moments, but has seen a slowdown in new and active users.
  • Twitter's share prices rose 2.3% in pre-market trading in the US, but remain down over 20% overall this year.

Statistics:

  • Twitter will cut 336 jobs, approximately 8% of its workforce.
  • Twitter has around 300 million active users, compared with Facebook's 1.4 billion active users.
  • Facebook-owned Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger all have more active users than Twitter.
  • Twitter's share prices have fallen over 20% this year.
  • The company's previous chief executive, Dick Costolo, resigned earlier this year.
  • Twitter has seen a slowdown in new and active users.

Sources:

  • "Twitter to cut 336 jobs, around 8% of workforce" by Martyn Landi, Press Association Technology Correspondent
  • 2.3% increase in share price in pre-market trading in the US. (Source: CNBC)
  • Over 20% decline in share price this year. (Source: Bloomberg)
  • Facebook has over 1.4 billion active users. (Source: Facebook Investor Relations)
  • Twitter has around 300 million active users. (Source: Twitter Investor Relations)
  • Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger have more active users than Twitter. (Source: Facebook Investor Relations)