New poll from Musk: Should I stay or go as CEO of Twitter?

Musk's New Poll: Should I Stay or Go as Twitter CEO?

After implementing an unprecedented policy change earlier today, Elon Musk took to Twitter on Sunday to ask his followers if he should step down as CEO of the company. "Should I leave the head of Twitter? he asked, adding that he would "comply with the results of this poll". As of this writing, the "Yes" option is in the lead with over 2 million votes cast. The poll is expected to end around 6 a.m. ET. In an earlier tweet, Musk claimed there would be a public vote when Twitter considered future policy changes. "My apologies. This will not happen again," he said.

The vote comes after Twitter announced a major rule change earlier today banning users from logging into competing platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Donald Trump's Truth Social. With its new "Promotion of Alternative Social Platforms" policy, Twitter has announced that it will remove posts that link to these websites. He also warned users against attempting to circumvent the ban and said repeat offenders could face permanent suspensions. Within hours, the company briefly suspended the account of Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator and an early supporter of Musk's takeover of Twitter, after he expressed frustration with the policy. and tells his followers to find him on Mastodon.

It should be noted that Musk has already announced his intention to hand over the day-to-day operations of Twitter to someone else. In fact, he took this undertaking under oath. "Frankly, I don't want to be the CEO of a company," he told a court last month. A public vote won't change that, but it might hurt his ego. Also, what isn't said in Musk's tweet is the fact that he faces intense pressure from Tesla investors to focus on the automaker. Since Musk took over Twitter in late October, Tesla stock values ​​have fallen precipitously. In December alone, it fell 22%. All of this has led some of Musk's staunchest supporters to turn against the billionaire.

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