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(CNN) Twitter owner Elon Musk confirmed Tuesday night that he will step down as CEO of the company, but only when he finds a successor, speaking directly for the first time about the Twitter poll he created this week in which millions of users voted in favour. upon its removal.
In a tweet, Musk said he would step down “as soon as I find someone stupid enough to take the job.”
He added that after his resignation as CEO, Musk will “lead the software and server teams” on Twitter, indicating he can continue to exert significant influence over the company’s decision-making.
Twitter users have chosen: Elon Musk should step down
The announcement comes after keeping silent for more than a day about the poll result. After more than 17 million users cast their votes on Monday — 57.5 percent of whom said Musk should step down — the billionaire addressed the results only obliquely. He suggested future Twitter polls could be limited to paying users of Twitter Blue, the company’s subscription service.
Musk’s poll asking users whether he should step down as CEO came after massive backlash to Twitter’s abrupt suspension of several reporters covering him, as well as Twitter’s decision to ban, and then reverse the ban, links to other social networking platforms. social media, including Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon, a fast-growing rival to Twitter that has grown eight-fold since October.
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