Good Counsel: Musk Axes Twitter’s Conscience in Executive Purge

Elon Musk announced his arrival at Twitter by walking into the company’s San Francisco headquarters with a sink in his arms. What got my attention was the drain in the first hours of his $44 billion takeover.

Musk’s choice of targets in his first day on the job may not have been surprising, but it was telling. In addition to firing Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new owner got rid of three individuals who were at the heart of the company’s legal, regulatory and compliance work: CFO Ned Segal, Head of Legal, Trust and Safety and Public Policy Vijaya ...