Twitter engineering boss quits after DeSantis launch glitches

An engineering chief at Twitter says he is leaving the company the day after the launch of Ron DeSantis' US presidential campaign on the platform was hit with technical glitches.

Foad Dabiri tweeted: "After almost four incredible years at Twitter, I decided to leave the nest yesterday."

Mr DeSantis' entry into the race for the White House was hit by problems as a Twitter livestream malfunctioned.

More than 80% of the firm's workforce has been cut since Mr Musk bought it.

Mr Dabiri, who was the engineering lead for Twitter's Growth organisation, said in a tweet he had "experienced two distinct eras" at the company, before and after it was acquired by the multi-billionaire last year. read more