Since the takeover Elon Musk is facing major backlash over his unique ideas to run Twitter. After the poll results CEO of Twitter might step down and replaces someone who he finds suitable for the job.
Elon Musk the owner of Tesla, took over Twitter a few months back. Right after he announced some unconventional ideas to run social mediapplicationson. He came under severe backlash from users. Whether it’s an $8 fee to get a blue tick, or getting a permanent ban on the slightly offensive tweets. The CEO of Twitter has fun in his unique and quirky ways.
Following his takeover of Twitter, Musk has weathered criticism for his sweeping changes at the social network such as firing more than half its staff and bringing back previously barred accounts. As well as calls to refocus on Tesla, whose share price has been plummeting. Since reluctantly completing the Twitter acquisition at the end of October. He has spent much of his time on social service.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Musk confirmed that he is searching for his replacement, though he gave no timeline for the process. Musk’s tweet comes two days after he launched a poll on the social network in which the majority of respondents voted for his ouster. Some 17 million voted in the unscientific poll and nearly 58% of the votes supported Musk stepping down as CEO.
Even when Musk finds a new person to head Twitter, he will still be the owner and ultimate decision-maker at the company. Musk indicated as much in his tweet, saying he would “just run the software & servers teams,”. Last month, he told Twitter employees that the company would become “a software and servers company” under his ownership.
There is no clear replacement at Twitter. Musk added in later tweets that “No one wants the job who can keep Twitter alive. There is no successor,” and it has been in the fast lane to bankruptcy since May.”
What is Twitter’s fate, only time and quirky Elon Musk can tell?