'Return home': Twitter to start laying off employees today, shuts office

Twitter told its employees through an email that they would receive an alert on staff cuts on their official or personal IDs on Friday

Social media platform Twitter will start laying off its employees on Friday. In an internal email to its employees, Twitter said that the employees would get an email on Friday alerting them about the staff cuts.

"We recognise that this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but this action is unfortunately necessary to ensure the company's success moving forward," the letter read.

It further added, "By 9AM PST on Friday Nov 4th, everyone will receive an individual email with the subject line: Your Role at Twitter."

The employees who have not been laid