Elon Musk started poll to ask if he should quit the CEO post on Twitter, Results are in

Elon Musk launched a poll recently to ask the public for their opinion if he should step down as the chief of Twitter. The billionaire wants users to decide if he can still manage the platform or leave after admitting his mistake of putting restrictions on posts that mention its rival social media sites.

As per Associated Press News, with Musk in charge, Twitter announced another extreme policy change, stating that users will not be allowed to share links to Facebook, Instagram, and Mastodon, which is being considered as an alternative to Twitter.

The company listed more platforms that it labelled “prohibited” on the platform. In addition, Musk reportedly banned many journalists, and all of these moves earned a strong backlash from the public.

Observers said that the company’s move to block competitors was the Twitter chief’s latest attempt to repress certain speech after he brought down a Twitter account that was tracking the flights of his private jet last week.

Twitter further said it would temporarily suspend accounts that have the banned websites in their profile. Even links that have the sites spelt out like “Instagram dot com” may also be suspended.

With the criticisms pouring in, Musk later acknowledged the mistakes regarding the changes and policies by posting an apology and saying it would not happen again. He then opened a poll that would run for 12 hours to ask users to vote if he should step down. Elon added that he “will abide by the results of this poll.”

Now, the poll results are in, and as many have predicted, Twitter users want him to step down. The voting ended with 57.5% saying “yes” and the remaining 42.5% saying “no.” More than 17 million people participated in the voting, but there has been no reaction yet from Musk after the poll concluded. In any case, it has yet to be seen if Elon Musk will really abide by the outcomes, as he promised.

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