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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Twitter boss Elon Musk has told that running the company has been \u201cquite painful\u201d and \u201ca rollercoaster\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n

However, the multi-billionaire entrepreneur also says that he would sell the company if the right person came along.<\/p>\n

Mr Musk, who also runs car maker Tesla and rocket firm SpaceX, bought Twitter for $44bn (\u00a335.4bn) in October.<\/p>\n

He was taking part in an interview on Twitter Spaces, which attracted more than three million listeners.<\/p>\n

Asked whether he had any regrets about buying Twitter, Mr Musk said the \u201cpain level has been extremely high, this hasn\u2019t been some kind of party\u201d.<\/p>\n

Talking about his time at Twitter so far, Mr Musk said: \u201cIt\u2019s not been boring. It\u2019s been quite a rollercoaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

It has been \u201creally quite a stressful situation over the last several months\u201d, he added, but said he still felt that buying the company was the right thing to do.<\/p>\n

He said things are going \u201creasonably well\u201d, stating that usage of the site is up and \u201cthe site works\u201d.<\/p>\n

The workload means that \u201cI sometimes sleep in the office\u201d, he said, adding that he has a spot on a couch in a library \u201cthat no one goes to\u201d.<\/p>\n

Asked about the decision to add a label to the BBC\u2019s main Twitter account describing it as \u201cgovernment funded media\u201d, Mr Musk said: \u201cI know the BBC is generally not thrilled about being labelled state media.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, the corporation contacted the social media giant over the designation on the @BBC account to resolve the issue \u201cas soon as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BBC is, and always has been, independent. We are funded by the British public through the licence fee,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Discussing Twitter\u2019s finances, Mr Musk said the company is now \u201croughly breaking even\u201d, as most of its advertisers have returned.<\/p>\n

He also said that cutting the workforce from just under 8,000 at the time he bought the firm to about 1,500 had not been easy.<\/p>\n

The exit of many of engineers since Mr Musk bought the company has raised concerns about the stability of the platform.<\/p>\n

He acknowledged some glitches, including outages on the site. But he said that the outages have not been for very long and the site is currently working fine.<\/p>\n

On the issue of legacy verified blue ticks on the platform, Mr Musk said they will be removed from accounts by the end of next week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually do have a lot of respect for the BBC,\u201d Mr Musk added, stating that the interview was \u201ca good opportunity to ask some questions\u201d and \u201cto get some feedback on what we should be doing different\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Musk has an estimated personal fortune of almost $190bn, making him the world\u2019s second richest person, according to the Forbes billionaires list.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Botswana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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