Analysis: with Elon Musk cleaning out Twitter’s executive ranks, CEO Parag Agrawal is eligible to receive ~$50M, CFO Ned Segal $37M, and Vijaya Gadde $17M (Anders Melin/Bloomberg)

Washington Post:
Sources: Elon Musk has fired Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and head of legal policy Vijaya Gadde; one source says the deal is now closed  —  Musk’s $44 billion deal to acquire the social media company closed on Thursday night.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk became Twitter’s owner late Thursday …

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Sources: Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter; CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal have left the company’s San Francisco headquarters and will not be returning  —  – CNBC’s David Faber reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter.  — Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal …

Martin Peers / The Information:
Source: Elon Musk fired top Twitter executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal, “for cause”, in an apparent attempt to avoid severance and unvested stock payouts  —  When Elon Musk terminated four top Twitter executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal on Thursday …

Financial Times:
An overview of Parag Agrawal’s tenure as Twitter’s CEO so far, as he battles declining business performance and plunging morale amid Elon Musk’s takeover bid  —  The tech prodigy’s battles with a mercurial opponent are coming to a head  —  It’s hard to know which part of Parag Agrawal’s job …

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Elon Musk firing Vijaya Gadde is a loss for free speech as she was the most responsible for Twitter’s unmatched record defending “actual” free speech globally  —  Last night, Elon Musk closed his on-again, off-again, on-again deal to buy Twitter, and his very first order of business was to fire a bunch of top executives.

Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
Elon Musk absolutely did not fire top Twitter executives, including Parag Agrawal, for “cause”, as you can easily tell by reading their employment agreements  —  Oh Elon  —  I don’t know if you noticed, but I have spent much of the last six months writing about how Elon Musk …