Joe McConnell
Elon Musk said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he had “no choice” but to move the social media platform’s headquarters out of San Francisco.
The post is a response to a New York Times story about an email sent to staff by X CEO Linda Yaccarino, saying the office was closing and employees would be relocating to San Jose and Palo Alto.
This news comes just weeks after Musk announced he would relocate X and his rocket company SpaceX to Texas.
She said that’s because of recent laws passed by the state, particularly a new law that bars schools from making rules requiring staff to disclose information about a child’s gender identity to anyone, including parents.
“There is no choice. It is impossible to operate in San Francisco if you are processing payments,” the tech entrepreneur said. he said on X.
“That’s why Stripe, Block (CashApp) and others had to move,” he added, implying that local laws were the deciding factor.
X did not immediately respond to BBC News’ request for comment.
In July, the billionaire said that X and SpaceX offices would move to Texas after California introduced its new gender identity law.
At the time, Mr. Musk called it “the last straw.” in a post on X.
In response, California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, posted “You took a knee” on X, along with a screenshot of a 2022 post by former President Donald Trump criticizing the billionaire.
In 2022, Musk bought Twitter for $44bn (£34.4bn) and immediately began making changes to the company, including job cuts and reducing content moderation on the platform.
In 2021, he moved Tesla’s headquarters to Texas and is a resident of the state, which has no income tax.
