A decimated staff and shrinking server capacity has been blamed for the disaster presidential campaign launch by Gov. Ron on Spaces.
Twitter Spaces staff have been ruthlessly slashed from 100 workers to three in the past months with engineers at the social media firm saying they ‘weren’t ready’ for the onslaught of users.
More than 500,000 people were waiting for more than 20 minutes for the event to start, and people who were able to join were frequently kicked out.
The first audio livestream cut out before DeSantis could get his news out. The second one fared little better, drawing roughly 700,000 listeners at its peak.
A decimated staff and shrinking server capacity has been blamed for the disaster presidential campaign launch by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (right) on Twitter Spaces
Chief Twit Elon Musk, entrepreneur and venture capitalist David Sacks who hosted the event and DeSantis reportedly joined a call to discuss why the event had been plagued with glitches.
Musk attempted to put a positive spin on the day’s events giving DeSantis campaign staffer Generra Peck ‘behind the scenes details from Twitter as they handled the nearly 1 million people trying to get into the Spaces room.’
‘Just got off the phone with @elonmusk + @DavidSacks — heard behind the scenes details from Twitter as they handled the nearly 1 million people trying to get into the Spaces room,’ she said.
‘They had more than 700k in the room to start with hundreds of thousands trying to get in…had to relocate the room…’
Adding: ‘Now, help us break WinRed too…’
Foad Dabiri tweeted: ‘After almost four incredible years at Twitter, I decided to leave the nest yesterday.
‘The combination of the fantastic community, the impact it has, and its limitless potential sets Twitter apart.’
Foad Dabiri, head of engineering at Twitter, resigned, he confirmed on Thursday
He admitted the October purchase of Twitter by Musk had made work ‘challenging’, with plenty of ‘outside noise’, but put a positive spin on the situation, saying he had learned enormously from the experience.
He did not go into detail about why he was leaving.
His company was left highly embarrassed by Wednesday night’s debacle, which saw Twitter the audio of DeSantis’s campaign launch, and a hot mic discussion with Twitter’s owner Elon Musk and سرور مجازی ایران moderator David Sacks.
Musk and Sacks
Dabiri posted a lengthy thread, thanking his colleagues for their work and friendship.
‘What an extraordinary journey it has been,’ he wrote.
‘To say it was challenging at the outset would be an understatement. The change was massive and rapid; we came through and emerged stronger, thanks to the remarkable team that held the fort.
‘Working with @elonmusk has been highly educational, and it was enlightening to see how his principles and vision are shaping the future of this company.’
Dabiri studied for a Ph.D. in computer science at the University of California Los Angeles, and joined Google in 2011.
In 2014 he started health tech company Wanda, stepping down as CEO in April 2019. He joined Twitter three months later.
He said working there had been a remarkable experience.
‘Twitter is a place that defies comprehension,’ he wrote.