Elon Musk's poll asks users if he should step down as Twitter CEO, 57.5% vote yes

[midian182]

What just happened? With half of Twitter's staff having been fired from or departed the company since Elon Musk's arrival, it seems the next position it might be looking to fill is CEO. Musk tweeted a poll earlier today asking whether he should step down as boss. Over 17.5 million people have voted so far, and 'Yes' is winning 57.5% of the vote.

Twitter has been chaotic since Musk took over just over 50 days ago: firing executives and half the staff, the verified account/Twitter Blue shambles, lawsuits, an EU warning about helping Vladimir Putin, advertisers leaving, fighting with Apple, and banning accounts, including those of journalists.

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022

Around 14 hours ago, Musk tweeted another poll that would influence decisions at one of his companies; he sold a tenth of his Tesla shares based on the outcome of a 2021 poll and reinstated Twitter accounts, including Donald Trump's, last month after more people voted Yes. "Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll," Musk tweeted.

As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022

Replying to later tweets, Musk said, "No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor." He also reiterated the threat of bankruptcy that was brought up in November "And it [Twitter] has been in the fast lane to bankruptcy since May."

As was the case when Musk sold his Tesla shares, there are claims the decision to vacate the CEO position was made before the poll was posted. "I imagine he's [Musk] getting pressure from investors to step down and is using this poll to make it look like he's following the will of the people instead of the will of those paying his bills," a former Twitter member of staff told the BBC.

Should I run Twitter ?

— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) December 19, 2022

Whoever takes over from Musk (Snoop Dogg?) as CEO will have a tough job on their hands, especially as the world's second-richest person will still be the platform's owner, so the new boss will likely have to follow Musk's policies and strategy for Twitter. Whether replacing Musk as CEO will appease nervous advertisers is unclear.

Musk stepping back from his Twitter duties will be welcome news for Tesla shareholders. The EV's stock price has more than halved this year as investors worry about Twitter's problems being a major distraction for Musk. He's also sold $40 billion worth of Tesla stock over the last 12 months to help pay Twitter's bills. Tesla's shares were up almost 5% in pre-market trading earlier today.

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[maxxcool7421]

Total dog and pony show, his hilterness will still be in charge while is inserts both hands up the incoming puppets bottom and makes random mouth noises. disbands anti-child porn team, disbands content moderation team, unbans a black man who is endorsed by the kkk and white nationalists (kkk-lite) then gets buthurt after getting boo'd off a chapels stage.. which .. is a feat in itself .. I mean chapel is his own brand of hate, but to get boo'd off that stage? ... lol.

Nothing changes, super rich old white guy disconnected from reality in charge of a media platform .. just as bad as rump-truth, and the church.

 

[Hexic]

I think you could get 57.5%+ of Twitter to agree on demonizing anything - it's a community hell-bent on being as ignorant as possible.

On topic - wouldn't it be ironic that Musk went through all this effort just to file for bankruptcy within 12 months of purchase.

 

[takaozo]

If this guy manages to shut down Twitter, at his own expense, maybe we should challenge him to get META or Tik-Tok next?

 

[nnguy2]

If this guy manages to shut down Twitter, at his own expense, maybe we should challenge him to get META or Tik-Tok next?

He should buy Fox news

 

[scavengerspc]

Leave fast Musk. Everything you have touched since you opened your mouth is tanking.

On second thought, stay at Twitter.
Fewer and fewer people want your fall apart cars too.

 

[p51d007]

Wish he had the money to buy Tik-tok, Fakebook, instagram, parler et al and shut them down.
The world would be much better without "social media".

 

[umbala]

Musk should do a poll about whether he should jump off a bridge.

 

[JKnight]

Musk should do a poll about whether he should jump off a bridge.

Better poll would be, "Should I stay off social media for 1 year".

 

[Dimitrios]

That's weird I didn't know there was a poll. It never asked me and I have him on my list.

I'm shocked he's even still alive. He exposed our corrupt news agencies, politicians & the FBLie. (With proof & no fake witch hunts.)

 

[dualkelly]

Total dog and pony show, his hilterness will still be in charge while is inserts both hands up the incoming puppets bottom and makes random mouth noises. disbands anti-child porn team, disbands content moderation team, unbans a black man who is endorsed by the kkk and white nationalists (kkk-lite) then gets buthurt after getting boo'd off a chapels stage.. which .. is a feat in itself .. I mean chapel is his own brand of hate, but to get boo'd off that stage? ... lol.

Nothing changes, super rich old white guy disconnected from reality in charge of a media platform .. just as bad as rump-truth, and the church.

The elon worship is strong on this website. wait for his worshipers to descend and tell you how wrong it is you are having free speech against their chosen one... oh wait its already happened lol

 

[axiomatic13]

All I hear is "LEAVE BRITTANY (elon) ALONE!"

 

[Ohnooze]

He should make Trump the CEO. I would laugh so hard at that...faces melting everywhere.
But then I don't go near Twitter so I don't care what happens.

 

[Beerfloat]

He should make Trump the CEO. I would laugh so hard at that...faces melting everywhere.
But then I don't go near Twitter so I don't care what happens.

It looks like Elon does not really need a man of Trump's ability to run anything into the ground. He's managing just fine all by himself.

 

[Pensiveclown]

And the chances that he doesnt just look for any excuse out of this... high
Probably something like "the bots voted yes"

 

[RudyBob]

I'm laughing and smiling just like the man who may have saved freedom

 

[pcnthuziast]

#dogandponyshow (sh*t show)

 

[psycros]

Poor lefties, so upset that their march to fascism hit a little bump in the road, LOL!!

 

[Mr Majestyk]

Felon Musk should do a lot more than step down. He should take up Bezo's offer to let him on the next space flight and take a leap out of the air lock, along with Bezos.

 

[umbala]

And the chances that he doesnt just look for any excuse out of this... high
Probably something like "the bots voted yes"

Yeah, anyone who believes that Musk will pick a CEO and hand Twitter over to them is living in a fantasy world. He might pick some puppet CEO that he controls, maybe. That probably won't last long, because the first time that puppet says or does anything Musk doesn't like he'll be out the door.

 

[Linoleum77]

Poor lefties, so upset that their march to fascism hit a little bump in the road, LOL!!

You're probably mistaking fascism for accountability... I can tell you lefties are enjoying the show! I know I am...

 

[captaincranky]

And the chances that he doesnt just look for any excuse out of this... high
Probably something like "the bots voted yes"

Oh, I don't know, there's probably a catch. The US Senate couldn't get rid of Trump with a 57% majority. I doubt a 57% majority is enough to get rid of this a**hole either.

The "Bankruptcy card", has been played again, so the implied narrative to employees that are left is, "now you'll not only have to sleep here, but work 14 or 16 hour days as well." Or better yet, he could see if Apple will buy it. What an ironic turn of events that would be. Apple has the money, and they have hoards of sheeple to populate the platform.

"So Whaddya think Musky, we'll somewhat generously give you half of what you paid for it?"

Maybe he could abandon the "freedom of speech" pretense, and just ban the members who voted against him.

 

[captaincranky]

You're probably mistaking fascism for accountability... I can tell you lefties are enjoying the show! I know I am...

True. When you're watching the train wreck collision of ethos, pathos, and reality, in progress, it should be engaging and entertaining for any and all political persuasions

 

[captaincranky]

It must truly be bliss to live in ignorance.

True. I live in blissful, non member ignorance, of all that is Twitter, and I'm as happy as a ten dollar hooker who's just been given a five hundred dollar tip.

 

[Pensiveclown]

Oh, I don't know, there's probably a catch. The US Senate couldn't get rid of Trump with a 57% majority. I doubt a 57% majority is enough to get rid of this a**hole either.

The "Bankruptcy card", has been played again, so the implied narrative to employees that are left is, "now you'll not only have to sleep here, but work 14 or 16 hour days as well." Or better yet, he could see if Apple will buy it. What an ironic turn of events that would be. Apple has the money, and they have hoards of sheeple to populate the platform.

"So Whaddya think Musky, we'll somewhat generously give you half of what you paid for it?"

Maybe he could abandon the "freedom of speech" pretense, and just ban the members who voted against him.

I fire half of the work force, double your working hours, and leave your pay the same! Wait! Why doesn't anyone want to work here anymore? Oh, and now half of the rest are leaving too??? I have no clue why! No mismanagement at all!
I can't decide if twitter under apple or musk would be worth. On one hand, Musk is a narcissistic ***** who singlehandedly wrecked the platform in a matter of days (I didn't know it was possible for it to get much worse). On the other hand, apple would charge the apple tax on twitter and make it a $50/month subscription (and people would still buy it and apple would still profit).

Musk already abandoned the free speech pretense. He's just banning journalists who report on him at this point (except for fox of course, since elon LOVES fox).