Elon Musk announced Tuesday night that he will step down as CEO of Twitter when he finds a replacement, a decision in honor of the results of the “poll” he organized himself in which users of that social network rejected his continuity as commander of the platform . .
“I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!” Musk wrote on Twitter, before adding that he will continue to run the social network’s programming teams and servers alone.
I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will only lead the software and server teams.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 21, 2022
The results of a self-released poll released Monday showed that 57% of respondents, nearly 10 million votes, defended Musk’s departure, just weeks after acquiring the company for $44 billion.
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I’ll stick to the results of this poll.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
Musk has owned Twitter since Oct. 27, and as CEO has sparked several controversies: he fired half of the company’s employees, rehired far-right figures on the platform, suspended journalists’ accounts, and attempted charges. for services that were free.
Musk has used Twitter polls to make other decisions about the platform, including reinstating the account of former US President Donald Trump and other suspended users.
Earlier this week, he used a smiley emoji to ridicule a report claiming he was looking for someone to take over Twitter, writing that “no one wants the job that can really keep Twitter alive. There is no successor.”
Analysts noted that the share price of Tesla, its electric car company, has fallen by a third since acquiring Twitter. Some suggest that Tesla management is pressuring the businessman to leave his position on the social network.
“Finally a good step in the right direction to end this painful nightmare for Tesla investors,” said Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush.
In contacts with users after the release of his “poll”, Musk reiterated warnings that the platform could go out of business.
The businessman published the notice of the firing shortly after trying to end another controversy. On Sunday, Twitter users were told they could no longer share content from other social networks.
Musk reversed the decision a few hours later, stating that the platform would limit itself to suspending accounts when its main purpose was to promote competitors.
The attempted ban drew disapproval, including criticism from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who supported Musk’s purchase of the platform.
Analyst Dan Ives notes that advertisers have walked out, leaving Twitter in the red, “possibly on track to lose nearly four billion dollars a year.
Source: DN
