Hyderabad: Elon Musk may step down as the head of Twitter shortly from now as his poll asking people if he should continue or vacate the position turned into a referendum against the billionaire CEO.
Within a few minutes of Musk's tweet asking users if he should step down as head of the social media platform, the 'yes' votes started edging ahead. In reaction, Musk said, "As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it." At 4:53 pm (IST) on Monday, the poll ended with 57.5% of the 17,502,391 voters choosing 'Yes'.
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Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
Musk has already promised to abide by the result. Taking to Twitter, Musk said, "Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll." He added there will also be a vote for major policy changes on Twitter. Twitter CEO's tweet created a new divide among users, where one side is in favour of Musk leaving Twitter as CEO, and others don't want him to leave the microblogging site.
David Morales, a Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, replied to Musk's post and said, "Elon, as someone who hasn't commented on this matter yet, please step down as the Head of Twitter. I've talked to many neighbors and people across Rhode Island who feel uncomfortable using this platform based on your decisions and statements."
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"Thank you! "Yes, due to your selective support for free speech. Also allowing tweets to be 4,000 characters takes away the creative aspect of tweeting," another Twitter user said. Meanwhile, there are some supporters of Musk, who don't want him to leave Twitter. Liz Wheeler, an American commentator said, "No. You're doing a good job. It's a swamp in there & the cleanup process is messy.
You're serving a vital need in our country to expose the left's Marxist apparatus to control minds, behavior, speech, and ideology. Few others - including politicians - are fighting this. Keep on. This poll comes after Twitter Sunday announced it would ban accounts used to promote other accounts on other specific social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Mastodon.
"We recognize that many of our users are active on other social media platforms. However, we will no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter," Twitter Support tweeted. "Specifically, we will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other social platforms and content that contains links or usernames for the following platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribal, Nostr, and Post," it added.
