Twitter in Turmoil: Musk Takeover Leads to Chaos, Departures and Uncertain Future

Twitter was generally functional before Musk took over, slowly rolling out new features like edit button. His takeover led to mass layoffs and key executive departures.

Musk's launch of paid verification caused chaos, enabling impersonation and misinformation. Many high-profile users left amid this disorder.

Advertisers halted spending due to brand safety concerns under Musk. Though some have returned, ad revenue is still way down.

Musk made erratic product decisions like banning and unbanning accounts, hurting stability. This opened the door to competitors like Mastodon.

Amid user and revenue loss, Musk rebranded to X. But after a tumultuous first year of his ownership, Twitter's future remains uncertain.