After accepting a $44 billion offer from tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, Twitter imposed a temporary ban on product changes through Friday, making it more difficult for employees to make changes to the company’s platform, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
According to the sources, who requested anonymity, Twitter will not allow product updates unless they are business-critical. Product changes will need approval from a vice president.
The company imposed the ban to prevent disgruntled employees from “going rogue,” one of Bloomberg’s sources said.
Platformer reports that discussions in Twitter’s Slack channels were largely concerned and negative when news of the deal broke, but that some employees were hopeful that Musk could improve the service.
After initially resisting the transaction and mounting a campaign to fend off the takeover, Twitter’s 11-member board of directors unanimously accepted a $54.20 per share bid from the Tesla CEO on Monday.
In a series of tweets Monday, Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey said that Musk is "the singular solution I trust" for the social media giant.
Musk’s acquisition cemented roughly two weeks after he first revealed a 9% stake in Twitter.
Twitter hosted an all-hands meeting Monday after the deal was announced, the Washington Examiner reports, at which current CEO Parag Agrawal tried to reassure employees that the company will operate as usual until the deal with Musk closes in six months.
“This is indeed a period of uncertainty," Agrawal said. "All of you have different feelings and views about this news — many of you are concerned, some of you are excited, many people here are waiting to understand how this goes and have an open mind. ... If we work with each other, we will not have to worry about losing the core of what makes Twitter powerful, which is all of us working together in the interest of our customers every day."
Controversial billionaire Musk, 50, is a prolific tweeter and has shared ideas for the platform, including adding an edit button to tweets and turning Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter.
According to Bloomberg, Twitter has previously frozen its code before major events, such as the Super Bowl, to prevent mistakes and ensure platform continuity.
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