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Elon Musk says Twitters cash flow still negative as ad revenue drops

After Elon Musk acquired Twitter in October, Twitter faced months of chaos, including layoffs of employees and criticism over lax content moderation.

Published By: Shubham Verma | Published: Jul 15, 2023, 08:14 PM (IST)

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Elon Musk said Twitter’s cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load. news Also Read: Grok AI Image Tools On X Now Locked Behind Paywall After UK Pressure

“Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else,” Musk said in a tweet early on Saturday. news Also Read: X Android App Gets Hidden Redesign; Premium And Premium+ Prices Slashed For First Month

After Musk acquired Twitter in October, the social media firm faced months of chaos, including layoffs of thousands of employees, criticism over lax content moderation, and an exodus of many advertisers who did not want their ads appearing next to inappropriate content. news Also Read: Elon Musk’s X Rolls Out New ‘Chat’ Feature With End-to-End Encryption And Disappearing Messages

Musk’s hiring of Linda Yaccarino, former ad chief at Comcast’s NBCUniversal as CEO, signalled that ad sales remained a priority for Twitter even as it works to increase subscription revenue. Yaccarino started working at Twitter in early June.

On Thursday, Twitter said that select content creators will be eligible to get a part of the ad revenue the company earns in an attempt to draw more content creators to the site.

— Reuters