Elon Musk says he had “no choice” but to cull Twitter staff. Half of the social media platform’s workers lost their jobs on Friday (04.11.22) but Musk has claimed that the action was necessary due to the company’s financial situation. The world’s richest man tweeted: “Regarding Twitter’s reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4m a day. “Everyone exited was offered three months of severance, which is 50 per cent more than legally required.” Twitter’s head of safety and integrity Yoel Roth has confirmed that the layoffs have affected 50 per cent of …