Twitter HQ in San Francisco has had a savage message projected onto the building calling Elon Musk a “supreme parasite”.

In its entirety, the light-generated message that’s currently shining on the office building and appears to be coming from a nearby residence reads Elon Musk: bankruptcy baby, supreme parasite, petulant pimple, apartheid profiteer, dictator’s asskisser, lawless ogliach, insecure colonizer, cruel hoarder, space Karen, mediocre manchild, pressurized privilege, petty racist, megalomaniac, worthless billionaire.

Just a month into Musk’s ownership of Twitter and things have gone seriously pearshaped for the billionaire. He received major backlash after implementing a paid blue tick subscription, implementing 80-hour work weeks, nixing working from home, and eliminating nearly half of Twitter’s workforce – then subsequently asking some staff to return. Just last week, he allegedly told staff that future bankruptcy is “not out of the question”.

Musk made the announcement during the all-hands meeting after an employee asked about the company’s current run rate, with Platformer managing editor Zoë Schiffer, who wrote, “Wow. Elon Musk just told Twitter employees he’s not sure how much run rate the company has and “bankruptcy isn’t out of the question.”

Now, the general public is turning against Musk’s, with the lit-up message on Twitter’s HQ just one example. Hundreds of the Twitter employees who weren’t fired have decided to quit the company, and a simple Google search will show countless articles about how Musk’s Twitter acquisition has negatively affected his public image.

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In fact, Musk’s takeover has caused so much drama that it’s gotten to the point where the Federal Trade Commission, the US authority that oversees consumer safety, has stepped in amid the chaos.

“We are tracking recent developments at Twitter with deep concern,” a spokesman for the FTC said in a statement.

“No CEO or company is above the law, and companies must follow our consent decrees,” the spokesman added, referring to past commitments by Twitter to obey US privacy rules.

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