Elon Musk’s poll where he asked Twitter users whether he should step down as CEO received a resounding answer — and the results aren’t that shocking. The Tesla founder, who acquired Twitter in a $44 billion deal last month, has had countless of controversies and found himself in hefty backlash for things such as reportedly firing hundreds of employees to save costs for Twitter.
On top of that, he introduced Twitter Blue, a subscription service where users can access to additional tools and further customizations — though this isn’t free, costing $8 per month. He’s fired dozens of people shortly after becoming CEO, welcomed the idea of a heap of changes on the social platform (many of which people didn’t gravitate towards), and reinstated Donald Trump’s account, just to name a few things he’s done since earning his new job title at Twitter.
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Well, on Sunday, the South African asked his fans to engage in a poll where he quizzed them on whether he should step down from his role at the firm. It’s unclear what prompted him to ask the question, but after the poll had come to an end, the results revealed that 57.5% of those people voted for Elon to focus his attention elsewhere.
Over 17 million users ha voted in the poll, where the tech mogul added that he’d abide by the results regardless of the outcome. But given that the numbers were clearly not in his favor, it has yet to be seen whether or not Elon will actually end up stepping down as CEO or whether he was just looking to get his follower riled up.
“Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll,” he asked his followers, and 57.5% said yes. The poll sparked another wide conversation among social media users, who think Elon may have already found his replacement and was slowly but surely easing his followers into what could potentially be the announcement of a successor.
But after coming across the tweet, the world’s richest man was quick to respond, writing, “No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor.”
Socialites, in case you have been using Twitter these past few months, do you think Elon should step down and find a perhaps better suitable person for the job?