On Saturday, Dorsey posted a series of tweets in response to Twitter’s layoffs, which began on Friday. Up to half of the company’s 7,500 employees could be out of a job since Musk bought the company for $44 billion last week. “The people of Twitter, past and present, are strong and resilient,” Dorsey wrote. “They will always find a way no matter how difficult the moment. I understand that many are angry with me. “I am responsible for why everyone is in this situation: I grew the size of the company too quickly. I apologize for that.” Dorsey added: “I am grateful and love everyone who has ever worked at Twitter. I don’t expect it to be mutual right now… or ever… and I understand,” along with a heart emoji. Responses to Dorsey’s comments were mixed. Many users have blamed Dorsey for Twitter’s problems after Musk bought it. “Ugh. Very little. Too late,” one user wrote. Another user wrote: “Dude you’re rubbish.” Some departments at Twitter were cut back or eliminated entirely, including the company’s algorithm and human rights ethics teams. At least one class-action lawsuit has been filed against Twitter on behalf of former employees who say they were not given adequate notice of their layoffs. “Elon Musk has a history of violating California labor laws as Tesla has been hit by a shocking number of sexual and racial harassment lawsuits,” said prominent attorney Lisa Bloom, who confirmed to the Guardian that she had been in contact with several Twitter employees. . . “His employees are human beings who all deserve respect. This time a tough class action will finally teach him that even the richest man in the world is not above the law.” UK-based Twitter workers facing job loss have been given three days to nominate a representative for a formal consultation on their employment. Musk defended the layoffs, tweeting that the fired employees are getting three months of severance as the company is reportedly losing over $4 million a day. However, several companies have announced they will no longer advertise on Twitter amid fears that misinformation and hate speech will proliferate on the app as protections against each are weakened. Audi, General Motors, General Mills and other advertisers have stopped advertising on the site. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other groups also pressured advertisers to freeze spending on the site amid concerns about hate speech. Meanwhile, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued a statement calling on Musk to “ensure that human rights are central to the management of Twitter.”