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These are the men running Elon Musk's Twitter

By Gerrit De Vynck and Hamza Shaban

06 Nov 2022 · 4 min read

Editor's Note

It's the most talked about business in the world right now, but who is running the show behind the scenes? Washington Post examine who Musk installed enact his vision for the social media platform.

Late last month, Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter and immediately fired four of the company's most senior executives.

In their place, he's installed a small council of lieutenants to assess the company and begin implementing his vision. The group includes Musk's personal lawyer, his chief of staff, a couple investor friends and a former Twitter executive who left the company years ago.

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