After implementing an abrupt policy change on Twitter accounts tweeting links to certain social networks (and then backtracking), CEO Elon Musk tweeted a poll on Sunday asking whether he should step down as CEO of the company.
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this survey.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
As of this writing, there are over 8 million votes, with over 56% of people voting yes. The poll is scheduled to close at 6:00 a.m. ET. Musk says he will stand by the survey results.
Shortly after opening the survey, he Make a vague tweet As the saying goes: “As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for, because you might get it.”
MIT AI researcher Lex Friedman also tweeted Musk, saying this He will take the role of CEO without salary. Musk hinted that he wasn’t entirely satisfied with his new role, as he replied “You must like a lot of pain” and He noted that Twitter has been on the fast track to bankruptcy since May of this year.
Musk used Twitter polls to make important decisions on the platform. About a month after taking over the platform at the end of October 2022, He conducted a poll asking the public if former US President Donald Trump should be reinstated. He also did the same to decide the fate of suspended accounts of certain tech journalists Musk accused him of publishing “his exact location in real time”.
“Next, there will be a vote for major policy changes. My apologies. Won’t happen again,” stated MuskRegarding the decision to prohibit users from linking to certain competing social media sites.
source: Elon Musk (Twitter)