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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Following mass Twitter Japan firings, some call for legal action - The Japan Times

As former Twitter Japan employees tweeted emotional goodbyes to their colleagues in the wake of platform owner Elon Musk’s cost-cutting global mass firings, it didn’t take long for discussion of employment rights and Japan’s labor laws to enter the conversation.

In the United States, employees have already filed a class-action lawsuit amid allegations that Twitter violated federal and Californian laws for failing to offer sufficient notice prior to cuts that have affected around half the company’s workforce.

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