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Illustration of the Twitter bird flying past Elon Musk, leaving droppings on his shoulder. Photo illustration: Maura Losch. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty ...

With advertisers fleeing the platform, he has begun But he's also known to change his mind. Tesla shares shot up nearly 5% in premarket trading Monday when the poll closed. He also suggested that the company was on "the fast lane to bankruptcy since May," even though the company at the time had more than $2 billion of cash in the bank. [massive hit](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/15/elon-musk-tesla-stock-twitter)in response to Musk's Twitter takeover. [flee the platform](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/technology/twitter-advertising-targets-missed.html).

A Twitter poll created by Elon Musk asking whether he should "step down as head of Twitter" ended early Monday morning with most respondents voting in the ...

“The question is not finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive.” The unusual turn of events highlights how Musk has seemingly abandoned a more careful deliberation process in favor of operating by his own whims. But Tesla shares were up 5% in premarket trading after the poll results were revealed. The list includes investor Jason Calacanis, Craft Ventures partner David Sacks and Sriram Krishnan, an Andreessen Horowitz general partner focused on crypto and Twitter’s former consumer teams lead. The policy was [deleted less than 24 hours after ](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/tech/twitter-elon-musk-deletes-policy)its introduction. Twitter is on pace to lose $4 billion a year after the advertiser exodus, estimates Dan Ives, analyst at Wedbush Securities. “No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. Since Musk completed his Twitter takeover in October, a number of brands have paused advertising on the platform. [some former supporters](https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1604556563338887168) in the tech industry for a controversial new policy that had banned links to certain other social media platforms. [feud with Apple](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/tech/elon-musk-twitter-apple-app-store/index.html), [spread a conspiracy theory](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/business/musk-tweet-pelosi-conspiracy/index.html) about the violent attack on Paul Pelosi, and made at least one decision about who to allow on Twitter [based on his own feelings](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/tech/alex-jones-twitter-ban/index.html). [poll](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097) created by Elon Musk asking whether he should “ [step down as head of Twitter](http://www.cnn.com/2022/12/18/tech/elon-musk-twitter-ceo-poll/index.html)” ended early Monday morning with most respondents voting in the affirmative. [suspension of journalists](http://www.cnn.com/2022/12/15/media/twitter-musk-journalists-hnk-intl/index.html) who cover him and whiplash [policy changes](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/18/tech/twitter-ban-social-media-links/index.html) made and reversed in real time.

Billionaire chief executive of Tesla insists there is no successor in the wings at social media platform.

The decision to step down as chief executive had also been hinted at long before the Twitter poll was published. A decision to ban an account that tracked the location of his private jet last week was followed by a mass suspension of critical journalists who reported on the ban. [he said](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604628761395138561) on the social network. Won’t happen again.” The move was the final straw for some. “There is no successor.” [Replying](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604626103326253056) to another user who said they could do the job, Musk added: “You must like pain a lot. “No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive,”

The billionaire Tesla CEO Musk had attended the World Cup final Sunday in Qatar, where he opened the poll. After it closed 12 hours later, there was no ...

[half of the workforce](https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-business-layoffs-c0334da78b3af9faf2f43cf3f6e52ffa), [axed contract content moderators](https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-misinformation-social-media-a469130efaebc8ed029a647a149c5049#:~:text=Twitter's%20new%20owner%20Elon%20Musk,were%20out%20of%20a%20job.) and [disbanded a council](https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-business-a9b795e8050de12319b82b5dd7118cd7) of trust and safety advisors. “Again, the suspension occurred with no warning, process or explanation — this time as our reporter merely sought comment from Musk for a story,” Buzbee said. Musk has advocated for free speech on Twitter, but shut down the jet-tracking account, calling it a security risk. Musk was questioned in court on Nov. Twitter had announced that users will no longer be able to link to Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and other platforms targeted for “prohibition.” Twitter no longer has a press office so it was not possible to ask why. Many of those accounts were restored following an online poll by Musk. Musk attended the World Cup final Sunday in Qatar, where he opened the poll. Shares of Tesla are down 35% since Musk took over Twitter on Oct. Tesla's market value was over $1.1 trillion on April 1, the last trading day before Musk disclosed he was buying up Twitter shares. He has [dropped enforcement of COVID-19 misinformation rules](https://apnews.com/article/twitter-ends-covid-misinformation-policy-cc232c9ce0f193c505bbc63bf57ecad6) and called for criminal charges against Dr. But by Monday afternoon there was no word on whether Musk would step aside or who the new leader might be.

The Twitter CEO polled users Sunday night, saying he'll "abide by the results."

The suspensions came days after Twitter banned accounts that had shared publicly available information on plane travel. The results are still pending. Twitter announced on Saturday a ban on posts that link to other social media platforms -- a practice Musk has criticized as free advertising for competitors.

Elon Musk's poll, asking whether he should stand down as the boss of Twitter, appeared hours after he was photographed at the World Cup final in Qatar. That photo tells us two things: firstly, Musk was standing beside Jared Kushner - the son-in-law of ...

Perhaps the future of this troubled firm lies not in the stars, but with feet firmly on solid ground. But perhaps he's now learning the hard way that social media, and the people who bring it to life, are not machines. Throw into that mix the unpredictability of Musk himself - and the ongoing risk that his next tweet could cause untold reputational damage and/or regulatory scrutiny. The finances are bleak according to Musk: he says Twitter is operating at a loss of $4m per day. After all, he put to the vote whether or not he should buy Twitter in the first place, when this entire circus began. It proves Musk was geographically in the vicinity of Saudi Arabia - home to Twitter's biggest investors.

After asking his followers if he should step down as Twitter's CEO, Elon Musk heard an offer from a volunteer for his job that was admittedly a joke.

[tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604623424164282368) philosophically about the preliminary tally, “as the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it.” Whether he’ll actually step down is unknown. In the process, he’s [lost](https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/) $114 billion on paper, and his spot as the world’s richest person. Those changes in Twitter policies, often unpredictable and quickly reversed, have partly led to an [uptick in hate speech](https://fortune.com/2022/11/01/twitter-surge-in-hateful-conduct-head-of-safety-says/). Focus on great engineering and increasing the amount of love in the world… [wrote](https://twitter.com/lexfridman/status/1604624131626090497) on Sunday. He introduced the idea of becoming Twitter’s CEO as a “fun suggestion.”

The short list likely includes investor Jason Calacanis, Craft Ventures partner David Sacks and Sriram Krishnan, an Andreessen Horowitz general partner focused ...

Musk pushed out the company’s former leadership and board of directors, and as the company’s owner and sole board director, he will ultimately have the power to hire and fire whoever he wants at the company’s helm. A Twitter user asked Sacks last month what he and Musk disagree about, and Sacks responded with just one thing: “Chess.” Jack Dorsey, Twitter founder, CEO of Block and friend to Musk, has previously said he would not return to run the social network. Kushner also previously owned the weekly New York newspaper, the New York Observer. The majority of respondents voted for “other.” He also previously worked on mobile ad products for Snap and Facebook. He has also launched several media properties and hosts two podcasts (one in partnership with Sacks). The poll [ended Monday morning](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/tech/elon-musk-twitter-ceo-poll/index.html) with 57% of voters in favor of Musk handing off the top job. Tesla stock is down 34% since his deal to buy Twitter closed and more than 63% since the start of this year, as investors worry about his many competing priorities. If Musk were to look for a new Twitter CEO, he’d likely have many willing takers. Already, the list of people who have offered to run the platform includes former T-Mobile CEO John Legere, MIT artificial intelligence researcher Lex Fridman and rapper Snoop Dogg (who could perhaps run Twitter with the help of his friend and entertainment personality Martha Stewart). The short list likely includes investor Jason Calacanis, Craft Ventures partner David Sacks and Sriram Krishnan, an Andreessen Horowitz general partner focused on crypto and Twitter’s former consumer teams lead.

Twitter users voted in a poll for Elon Musk to step down as chief executive of the social media platform, in a backlash against the billionaire less than ...

Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "A CEO is supposed to make decisions that are in the best interest of a company and shareholders, not based on what random people on Twitter think." "Elon" and "CEO of Twitter" were among the trending topics on the social media platform on Monday. They have lost nearly 60% of their value this year. About 57.5% votes were for "Yes", while 42.5% were against the idea of Musk stepping down as the head of Twitter, according to the poll the billionaire launched on Sunday evening. Dec 19 (Reuters) - Twitter users voted in a poll for Elon Musk to step down as chief executive of the social media platform, in a backlash against the billionaire less than two months after he took over.

“I agree with him — I don't think anyone else can run it,” University of Michigan business professor Erik Gordon tells Axios. “If you take that job, you're not ...

“It’s that nobody can run it if Elon owns it.” Yes, but: At SpaceX, Musk leans heavily on the company’s president, Gwynne Shotwell, to run operations. - “No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive," he wrote. He pledged to abide by the results. You’re Musk’s minion.” - “I agree with him — I don’t think anyone else can run it,” University of Michigan business professor Erik Gordon tells Axios.

Twitter Inc. will restrict voting on major policy decisions to paying Twitter Blue subscribers, company owner Elon Musk said in one of his first tweets ...

[agreed](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604985324505030658) with the suggestion that only subscribers should have a voice in future policy and said, “Twitter will make that change.” A day earlier, the billionaire chief [pledged](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604616863673208832) to submit all future policy decisions to a vote and offered Twitter users a choice on leadership, asking them if he should step down.

Elon Musk's ban on link sharing and his subsequent poll asking whether he should step down has been seized on by some who had previously welcomed him.

He has alienated [marginalized users](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-musk-black-twitter-influencers-hate-speech-rcna59474) and free speech [absolutists](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/elon-musk-twitter-journalist-suspensions-bans-criticism-free-speech-rcna62156) with his policy changes. [responded](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604626103326253056) with a warning: “You must like pain a lot. He subsequently [laid off](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/twitter-layoffs-elon-musk-fires-staff-how-many-rcna54799) chunks of the company. As conditions on Twitter have tensed, users have looked for [alternatives](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/mastodon-social-media-twitter-rcna56288). [completed](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/elon-musk-twitter-deal-closes-making-musk-new-owner-rcna54084) the $44 billion deal to own Twitter on Oct. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604616863673208832) an apology about the policy change Sunday afternoon. And he managed to [alienate](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/elon-musk-twitter-journalist-suspensions-bans-criticism-free-speech-rcna62156) some of his most ardent supporters. Plenty of high-profile people [have already left Twitter](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/twitter-celebrities-leaving-elon-musk-rcna54831). [Twitter poll](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-users-vote-elon-musk-quit-ceo-poll-rcna62332) asking whether he should remain as CEO. Musk’s usually active Twitter account was relatively quiet Monday after having tweeted dozens of times over the weekend. But after all that, some users are skeptical that Twitter is a platform they want to remain on. That’s a huge risk over the long term!”