As criticism of his handling of Twitter mounts, Elon Musk has shared a poll asking whether he should resign as head of the social network.
Will Elon Musk resign from Twitter
On Twitter, Elon Musk shared a poll in which he asked outright whether or not he should resign as head of the social network:
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097
While there are about four hours left to vote at the time of writing, the whimsical entrepreneur also made it clear that he would stand by the results of the poll. If he keeps his word, Elon Musk could well resign, as at the moment the results are in favour of the “Yes” side with 56.6%, against 43.4% for the “No”.
If the “Yes” vote wins, which seems to be in the offing, then Twitter could be in for another bounce after an already strong 2022, unless it’s just a PR stunt.
Management subject to criticism
This poll at this particular time is not insignificant. Indeed, in a since-deleted tweet, the Twitter Support account had announced that the sharing of external links to other social networks would no longer be accepted. More precisely, it is the accounts created solely for promotional purposes that would have been targeted :
Twitter Support announcement on external links
Since the tweet has been deleted, this new rule may be considered null and void. Following this, Elon Musk rightly announced that all major changes would now be voted on, three minutes before launching his own poll regarding his possible resignation:
Going forward, there will be a vote for major policy changes. My apologies. Won’t happen again.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
Elon Musk made a big deal earlier this week when he blocked the accounts of journalists working for CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post. The entrepreneur argues that they would have shared his position in real time:
They posted my exact real-time location, basically assassination coordinates, in (obvious) direct violation of Twitter terms of service
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 16, 2022
Yet The Washington Post defended itself by saying that this was not the case. The paper claimed that its banned reporter, Drew Harwell, was in fact covering the story about the suspension of the “ElonJet” account, a Twitter account that showed the entrepreneur’s private jet rides.
Whatever the outcome of the story, if at the time of the takeover of Twitter, the entrepreneur announced that he wanted to defend freedom of expression, his actions over the past few months are now subject to criticism.
