Elon Musk Launches Poll Asking If He Should Step Down As Twitter CEO, Says Will Abide By The Results
Nearly a month after saying that he does not want to be the CEO of any company, world's second richest person Elon Musk has started a poll on Twitter asking millions of users "Should I step down as head of Twitter?"
Nearly a month after saying that he does not want to be the CEO of any company, Elon Musk started a poll on Twitter asking millions of users, "Should I step down as head of Twitter?"
"Will Abide By The Poll's Results"
Amid a series of tweets in the last few hours, Musk tweeted "Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll." Elon Musk currently has a mammoth 122 million followers on Twitter.
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
The 12-hour poll, which will end today at 4:50 pm, currently has 56% votes in favour of a yes, which (if remains above 50%), would mean Musk would have to step down as Twitter CEO once the poll is over.
Reacting to a lot of tweets asking him about his 'successor' at Twitter, Musk said "The question is not finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive."
The question is not finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive
¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor.
¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2022
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"Going forward, there will be a vote for major policy changes. My apologies. Won't happen again," the billionaire said in another tweet.
Going forward, there will be a vote for major policy changes. My apologies. Won¡¯t happen again.
¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
In another tweet, he said, "As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it."
As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it
¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
He also mentioned, "Those who want power are the ones who least deserve it."
Those who want power are the ones who least deserve it
¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2022
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Twitter Bans Accounts Promoting Other Social Media Platforms
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This poll by CEO Musk comes after Twitter Sunday announced it would ban accounts used to promote other accounts on other specific social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon.
"We recognise that many of our users are active on other social media platforms. However, we will no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter," Twitter Support tweeted.
"Specifically, we will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other social platforms and content that contains links or usernames for the following platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post," it added.
Moreover, Twitter said that it still allows cross-posting content from any social media platform. "Posting links or usernames to social media platforms not listed above are also not in violation of this policy."
The change in Twitter rules comes at a time when Musk has been faced with lots of criticism for major policy changes on the platform ever since he took over in late October.
Twitter Suspends Journalists' Accounts
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On Friday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was 'very disturbed' by Elon Musk's suspension of journalists from Twitter and calls it a dangerous precedent, as per ANI.
"We are very disturbed by the arbitrary suspension of accounts of journalists that we saw on Twitter," Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said during a press briefing.
He said media voices should not be silenced on a platform that professes to be a space for freedom of speech. The UN spokesperson said this move sets a dangerous precedent at a time when journalists all over the world are facing censorship, physical threats and even worse.
Last Thursday, Elon Musk-led Twitter suspended the accounts of several journalists with the site showing "account suspended" notices for them. After severe public backlash, the accounts were restored.
