Some of Twitter’s source code was reportedly leaked on GitHub days after Elon Musk told employees the platform was worth less than half of what he bought it for last year.

The leaked source code was swiftly removed from the Microsoft-owned code-sharing platform after Twitter issued a takedown request, according to a report by the BBC.

The news broadcaster said that in the request, Twitter pressed GitHub to identify who was behind ‘FreeSpeechEnthusiast’, the account responsible for the leak.
The leak follows reports that Musk said Twitter is now on a “$20 billion valuation” since he paid 44 billion for it last year.

In a leaked email to employees obtained by tech news website Platform, Musk also said Twitter was previously “about four months away” from running out of money.

The news comes after the platform saw a mass exodus of large advertisers such as General Motors when Musk reinstated accounts of controversial figures including former president Donald Trump and Andrew Tate.

https://nationaltechnology.co.uk/Twitter_reinstates_banned_accounts_including_Trump.php

As Musk scrambled to shore up the company’s financials, Twitter likely has not been helped by the introduction of Twitter Blue – a paid subscription for public figures to verify their identities which was previously free or charge.

https://www.nationaltechnology.co.uk/Twitter_Blue_probably_back_by_end_of_week_says_Musk.php

Twitter has also reportedly cut almost 10,000 roles since Musk assumed control, with a BBC investigation finding that the job cuts could be exposing users to “trolling and disinformation.".

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