Twitter’s owner, Elon Musk, removes wage transparency rules, says it’s getting back to “letting people decide for themselves”

Twitter announced a new policy that requires employees to sign a confidentially agreement not to disclose the details of their employment before they can access Twitter systems. If they don’t sign, they are let go. The policy applies to all Twitter employees across the globe.<br><br>Twitter employees are upset because the new policy essentially removes wage transparency within the company, as employees are no longer allowed to share information about their pay. About 1,500 Twitter employees have reached out to an internal channel to discuss this new policy, questioning what prompted this change and if there would be any exceptions.<br><br>Twitter’s owner, Elon Musk, responded to the backlash by tweeting out that the company is getting back to “letting people decide for themselves,” and that this policy is a step towards making Twitter an even “more open, transparent, and empowering place to work.”<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>This is a developing story and more information is expected to come out as Twitter employees continue to discuss this policy internally.