Elon Musk backtracks on quitting Twitter after losing poll
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Elon Musk asked those who use Twitter if they would like to see him stay in the position of CEO of the social media website with a poll, promising to step down if that's what the people wanted. The answer was negative with 57.5% of the 17.5 million votes requesting that Musk be removed from his post.
Turns out that wasn't the result that the billionaire was expecting. Truly, that statement could be applied to almost all of Musk's choices as the new owner of Twitter. Bringing $13 billion in debt to his latest venture, which he spent a very long time pretending wasn't actually happening, Musk needed to recoup those costs with all possible haste.
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
He fired approximately 4,000 employees across advertising, content moderation and engineering and then gave those remaining less than 48 hours to decide if they wanted to be a part of the new "hardcore" future he was envisioning. Lots of people chose to take the offer, leaving a handful of "critical" teams as shadows of their former selves.
Good point. Twitter will make that change.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2022
Clearly, the success continues for Musk and his compatriots with the conclusion of the most recent poll. Though the results are in, one user highlighted that a proportion of these might have come from bots. Another offered a solution - only Twitter Blue accounts, who pay for verified status on a monthly basis, should have the ability to vote in polls. "Good point," Musk replied. "Twitter will make that change."
The response to Musk's apparent walk-back on his promise has been divisive. "That's still too many people allowed to vote," said @NotABigJerk of the idea to only include Twitter Blue users. "Only people with an approved letter assuring us of good moral character written by their mom should get a say in how this site is run." Aren't I glad I don't use Twitter any more.