Musk Criticizes Twitter Leadership, Targets OpenAI Executive Following Recent Departures

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Elon Musk Criticizes Former Twitter Leadership

In a recent post on X, Elon Musk criticized Twitter's former leadership, labeling them the 'lunatic left'. He also targeted Bret Taylor, former Twitter board chairman, who now serves as Chairman of the Board at OpenAI.

Musk's Comments

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Musk's comments were in response to a post sharing a chart of the percentage of young people identifying as transgender or nonbinary in the US from 2014 to 2025. According to the data, the rise in young adults identifying as nonbinary peaked around the time Musk took over Twitter and then dropped.

Key Developments

• Jack Dorsey, Twitter founder, was referred to by Musk as the 'last bulwark' of free speech before the 'woke mind virus' took over the platform.
• Musk labeled Dorsey's 2021 exit as a 'firing'.
• Bret Taylor was the public face of the legal battle between Musk and Twitter after the billionaire attempted to terminate the deal in July 2022.
• Taylor joined the OpenAI board in 2023, following the drama surrounding CEO Sam Altman.

Recent Activity

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• Musk has made significant changes to Twitter, including changing its name to X, relaxing content regulation norms, and ending the legacy verification program.
• Musk has also filed multiple lawsuits against OpenAI, including a claim that the company abandoned its non-profit mission and transformed into a for-profit entity.