Washington, Oct 13 (EFE) .- The social network Twitter announced today that it will eliminate 336 jobs, or 8% of its global workforce, within a plan restructuring of the new phase which began with the appointment of Jack Dorsey as CEO of the company.
“This is not easy, but it is right. The world needs a strong Twitter and this is another step towards do it, “Dorsey said in a statement.
The company, born nine years ago, now has 4,100 employees worldwide.
With 300 million users, Twitter recorded revenues of $ 938 million in the first half of this year, but lost $ 299 million in that period and accumulated 1,900 million in the red since its creation.
Last week, the social network confirmed the appointment of Dorsey as its permanent CEO, a position he had held on an interim basis for three months.
During that time, Dorsey eliminated the 140-character limit for direct messages and announced incorporating a buy button and an initiative to make contributions to election campaigns in the United States through the network.
The new phase of Twitter include the debut of its publishing project “Moments”, the launching a video tool for advertisers and the promise of “great changes” in 2016, it conducted last week Dorsey
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