Twitter users have decided in a bizarre poll whether Elon Musk should step down
The ongoing story of Elon Musk taking over Twitter continues by creating a poll to let users decide whether he should step down as CEO of the company.
It started on weekends where noisy The edge (opens in new tab)a new policy was immediately put into effect that sharing other social networks on Twitter, such as Mastodon and Instagram, would ban your account.
A few hours later, this was reversed, the posts and tweets were deleted, and Musk apologized.
This led to a bizarre plot twist, however, which saw him create a poll on the side as to whether to stay or resign Twitter Support creates its own (opens in new tab) whether users should be able to share links to other social platforms.
I’ve been following this saga since Musk first decided to buy the platform in April and then shelved it in May, and it resembles a bad ’90s movie.
His poll says…
Should I step down as Twitter boss? I will stick to the results of this poll.December 18, 2022
The poll ended at 6:20 PT / 11:20 GMT on December 19 with 57.9% voting that he should step down with 17,502,391 votes cast in that poll.
While his reasons for doing so almost make sense, it all feels like he’s toying with users for engagement. Drama is something most of us have likely seen or experienced on social media like Facebook, and Musk is no stranger to it, which is why incidents like this have been in the media since he took office in November.
From responding to infamous users to unblocking others like Donald Trump, it makes headlines and keeps Twitter relevant. Granted, the platform has been in dire need of a change for a while, but it shouldn’t have to dip so low that users vote to share links to other social networks.
i was already Use less Twitter and more Mastodon (opens in new tab) – I find it fun and engaging and a far cry from how I read my Twitter feed even before Musk took over. If you are thinking of alternatives, we have some great options for you to choose from.
The poll result will most likely mean nothing — silence can do more than a tweet thread, and Musk knows it.
Instead, look forward to the holidays and spend them with family and friends, watch bad movies and eat all kinds of chocolate.
https://www.techradar.com/news/twitter-users-have-decided-if-elon-musk-should-step-down-in-a-bizarre-poll Twitter users have decided in a bizarre poll whether Elon Musk should step down
