Twitter 's new boss , billionaire Elon Musk , may step down as CEO of the company if the results of a recent poll are against him.
On Sunday night, Elon Musk took to Twitter to poll people on whether he should step down as CEO of the platform social media The billionaire said he would monitor the outcome of the vote and act accordingly.
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On Sunday night, the “Yes” answer won by a margin of 58% to 42%. The poll will close shortly and the final results will be released.
In several subsequent tweets, Elon Musk showed that he was serious about his departure and made vague threats about Twitter's future if he was voted down.
"As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it," Musk wrote on Twitter.
Musk has been embroiled in a series of controversies since late October, when he bought Twitter for 44 billion $ and became the company's CEO.
Since Twitter was purchased, many changes have taken place.
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Immediately after the purchase, Musk fired several top executives, including the CEO, and a few days later he laid off almost half of Twitter's employees.
He then said that the remaining staff must work “extremely hard” or leave. And so many other employees left, either through firing or resignation. In addition, Musk has fired employees who openly disagreed with him or had criticized his actions.
Another frequent topic of discussion recently has been the revised Twitter Blue, which requires users to pay.
During his time at Twitter, Musk has changed the platform's rules and policies several times, often without warning, suspending user accounts, including several journalists technology account that tracked his jet .
On the other hand, it has allowed the return of other people previously banned by Twitter, including former US President Donald Trumpand other controversial figures who had been involved in misinformation, conspiracy theories or hate speech.
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At the same time, many companies have massively withdrawn advertising their from Twitter, and Musk has repeatedly stated that the social networking platform is in dire financial straits.
All of this has put a lot of focus on Elon Musk and Twitter. And now, the billionaire is once again getting attention with a poll on whether he should stay on as Twitter CEO or not.
In court in November, Musk had said: “ I expect to reduce my time at Twitter and find someone else to run Twitter over time .” However, on Sunday he tweeted that there was no potential successor at the social media company .
“ No one wants the job that can keep Twitter alive. There is no successor ,” Musk wrote on Twitter. “ The issue is not finding a CEO, the issue is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive .”
It is worth noting that Twitter polls are informal and do not compare to professional public opinion research. Malicious bots or inauthentic accounts may also be able to post a response to a Twitter poll.
Source: edition.cnn.com
