Twitter fires more than 90% of India staff, leaving just a dozen

The company employed just over 200 people in India, and the cuts left it with just about a dozen staff, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter. — AP

Twitter Inc fired more than 90% of its staff in India over the weekend – part of global reductions by new owner Elon Musk – severely depleting its engineering and product staff in a potential growth market.

The company employed just over 200 people in India, and the cuts left it with just about a dozen staff, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.