Twitter's Gaming Social Media Lead Departs Amid Company-Wide Layoffs

The social lead for Twitter Gaming, Shiraz Siddiqui, has been let go as part of the company's mass layoffs, as revealed in one of his early morning Twitter posts. In a message to various creators, influencers, athletes, and gamers he had interacted with on Twitter's behalf, Siddiqui expressed his gratitude, stating it had been an honor regardless of the outcome. This development follows reports of planned layoffs affecting half of the company's workforce. Having served the social media firm for nine years, Siddiqui's departure comes at a time when Twitter is facing a lawsuit filed in a San Francisco US District Court, alleging the company's violation of federal and state laws requiring a 60-day notice period for mass terminations.