Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, polled users on his site to determine whether he should step down from his position as company president. The majority of respondents are in favor of Musk’s resignation.
On Sunday night, Musk posted a poll to his Twitter account asking his followers if they thought he should step down as CEO of the social media network.
“Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll,” Musk wrote on his platform.
As of Monday morning, the majority of respondents preferred that he step down. Over 17 million users contributed.
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
“As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it,” Musk wrote in a tweet Sunday night shortly after posting the poll.
Musk said he will abide by the results of the poll, so he is expected to step down in the future if he can find a replacement he deems suitable to handle the job.
However, while Musk would resign as Twitter CEO, he will still have full ownership of the social media monster.
MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson said his support hinges on who Musk’s successor would be commenting, “Depends who you get to run it,” underneath Musk’s Twitter poll.
The poll follows Twitter’s controversial announcement on Sunday that users cannot promote their accounts on other social media networks, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Truth Social. Following a strong backlash from Twitter users, the rule and the thread announcing it were quickly removed.
“Going forward, there will be a vote for major policy changes. My apologies. Won’t happen again,” Musk tweeted hours after the initial policy was announced.
