Twitter CEO tells employees company not ‘held hostage’ by Musk offer -source

2022.04.15 01:06

FILE PHOTO: A Twitter logo is seen outside the company headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S., January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

(Reuters) – Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) Chief Executive Parag Agrawal sought to reassure employees that the company was not being “held hostage” by news of Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company, while speaking at an all-hands meeting with employees on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Agrawal expressed appreciation for the employees’ work and encouraged them to remain focused, the source said.

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