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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
World
Kate Lally

Is Twitter closing down? Offices close as #RIPTwitter trends

There is much speculation that Twitter will soon shut down after staff at the social media platform were told the offices were temporarily closing, effective immediately.

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, bought the social media platform for a staggering £38.1bn last month. At the time, Mr Musk tweeted: "The bird is freed, let the good times roll".

He is then reported to have sacked a number of Twitter staff, including some top executives.

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