Twitter's communications team has been effectively silent since November, when it was reportedly decimated in the layoffs that CEO Elon Musk implemented after buying the company.
That means it hasn't responded to journalists' questions about any of the developments that have happened since – from the layoffs and mass resignations themselves to major changes to the user experience to a series of controversies involving Musk and his announcement that he will eventually step down.
Now the press email address is active again, at least to some extent.
Going forward it will automatically reply to journalists' inquiries with a single poop emoji, Musk announced – via tweet, of course – on Sunday.
And when reached for comment, Twitter said in a statement, “💩”.
Scores of Twitter users have already confirmed that they had successfully tested the feature for themselves, and many were quick to criticize him and the new policy.
"Huh, same as general user experience then", wrote Charles Rickett, a video editor with UK tabloid Metro, in a comment that's gotten more than 1,600 likes.
They have indicated that 9,000 jobs are to be made redundant in the coming weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday.
The latest round is expected to impact Amazon’s cloud computing, advertising, human resources and Twitch livestreaming businesses.
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