Twitter is facing a class action lawsuit from former employees who say they were not given enough notice under US federal law that they had lost their jobs, finding out they had been made redundant when they were locked out of their work accounts on Thursday.
In a company-wide memo, staff were informed on Thursday that they would receive an email to their personal email accounts if they were being fired as part of the mass sackings at the platform, in which up to half of the company could go.
Before those emails arrived, dozens of staff began posting on Twitter that they had been dismissed – after discovering they were no longer able to access their work email accounts or log into their work laptops.
Meanwhile, General Mills is the latest to join a growing group of companies halting advertising on Twitter. The firm, known for its Cheerios and Lucky Charms cereals, confirmed it would pause advertising. “We will continue to monitor this new direction and evaluate our marketing spend,” said a spokesperson.
