Is a CEO publicly accusing someone publicly of "ineffective leadership and poor performance" a libelous statement?
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on whistleblower story
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#22>... a former Twitter executive who was terminated in January 2022 for ineffective leadership and poor performance.
Coming right out of the gates with an ad-hominem attack like this is extremely unprofessional and also reckless.
Re: Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on whistleblower story
#23I have to side with Mudge here. If there were actual factual inaccuracies, Parag would have outlined them. The blanket discrediting of Mudge here only helps discredit himself.
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#24Nice way to lead with a direct attack on a former executive, and one who is very highly regarded in the broader computer/network/hacker sphere.
The whole second paragraph is just useless fluff. The "important work" they are doing, with no references at all to any specifics, it's just a feel-good word jumble.
He also does not make any claims that Mudge's accusations are patently wrong, it's couched in "what we've seen so far" and derided for lacking "important context".
This missive from the CEO reads as rushed, ill-informed, and overly emotional. Which could lead many to assume the accusations by Mudge are more accurate than not, with or without the important "context".
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#25On the one hand we have a legend with impressive track record that is trying to bring to light serious issues at a large company and he has not much to gain but a lot to lose by making false accusations. On the other hand we have the Twitter CEO who does not have any comparable track record and has all to gain by trying to deflect and a lot to lose by admiting that the company under him has serious issues. He does ha…
I thought the Musk / Twitter deal was DOA a long time ago.
It's in limbo—trial starts October 17.
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#26Nothing really to see here. At the very minimum one would expect the CEO to express confidence in his current team as well as to disavow any accusations that could expose the company to potential liability.
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#27On the one hand we have a legend with impressive track record that is trying to bring to light serious issues at a large company and he has not much to gain but a lot to lose by making false accusations. On the other hand we have the Twitter CEO who does not have any comparable track record and has all to gain by trying to deflect and a lot to lose by admiting that the company under him has serious issues. He does ha…
I thought the Musk / Twitter deal was DOA a long time ago.
It’s going to trial this fall. Twitter is going to ask courts to enforce the agreement, making Musk buy them.
My guess is he’s blustering to shore up his negotiating position, and will have to make Twitter whole in the range of $10b. Or he believes his own tweets, will go to trial, and be forced to make the purchase.
Like everyone, I’m bad at predicting the future.
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#28Absolutely zero reason to say "who was terminated for ineffective leadership and poor performance". That context is not at all relevant to this matter and comes off as an attempt to distract from the subject in matter.
And it doesn't bode well for employees to see their CEO mud slinging at former employees like that. You could be next! Besides, surely they know such messages eventually reach the public eye and give people a view into the culture in the company?
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#29Lots of people are rushing to defend Mudge, and maybe it's warranted, but being an alumnus of cDc and l0pht doesn't make one a competent executive.
It is possible for someone to be a great hacker but a mediocre manager.
Twitter's taken a lot of body blows recently and Parag is obviously trying to motivate his people. He's not necessarily lying even if it's a rather unprofessional way to speak I'll of someone who's been fired.
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#30Twitter has a lot of drama these days.
It's honestly quite off-putting.
I've been evaluating alternatives to it, but I haven't found one with a nice technology focused subculture. I want to be able to follow and chat about databases, tech tips, funny anecdotes about tech, and etc.