Elon might be ousted! Poll to sack Musk as Head of Twitter edges towards his defeat after he promises to step down if followers vote for resignation…as Snoop Dogg throws his hat in the ring to take over
- Twitter CEO Elon Musk is putting his future with the company in the hands of app users after putting up a poll Sunday evening asking if he should step down
- Musk swears to ‘abide by the results’ – which are not currently in his favor
- As of 2am EST, 56.5 percent of users were voting for him to get the sack
- But no fear – as rapping legend Snoop Dogg said he is up for the job
Elon Musk has vowed to step down as head of the social media giant if his followers vote for him to be sacked – and the odds are not currently in his favor.
As it currently stands, the majority of Twitter users want the billionaire to hand in his resignation as head of the company – with over 13 million people already voting in the poll.
‘Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll,’ the Chief Twit posted just before 6.30pm on Sunday evening.
With just four hours of voting left, 56.6 percent of users say that they want the CEO gone. The poll is edging towards his defeat, despite the billionaire tweeting: ‘As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it.’
Elon Musk, 51, is putting his future with Twitter in the hands of the app’s users. So far, the majority of people want him gone as the Head of Twitter
‘Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of the poll,’ Musk asked
At 2am Eastern Standard Time, just 43.4 percent of voters said they wanted Elon to continue in his position at the tech giant.
In response to Musk’s poll, rapping legend Snoop Dogg threw his hat in the ring and posted his own – titled ‘Should I run Twitter?’
Despite only being up for five hours, 83.4 percent of his 471,726 voters said yes.
The responses to Musk’s tweets were varied to say the least, with many Twitter users sharing the poll in hopes the results will stay in favor of him departing, while others flooded his comments begging him to stay.
‘People voting yes do realize that Elon is still going to own Twitter, he’s just going to find someone to take on the day to day operations, but have say in everything, sooo your yes vote is meaningless,’ wrote USA Today sports writer Steve Rudden.
Snoop Dogg comically joined in on the debate and posted his own poll, asking followers if he should run Twitter instead
‘I’m not sure this is the most scientific way to make a decision like this,’ said Vanity Fair special correspondent Molly Jong Fast.
‘I vote no. Because you show that you want to improve. Own your mistakes. Move forward. Improve,’ said one person.
‘Let me predict the consequences of this poll: If “yes,” Elon will be CEO for a few months longer until he finds a devoted successor. If “no,” Elon will be CEO for a few months longer until he finds a devoted successor,’ said one Twitter user.
Musk has caught flack in recent days and weeks over his handling of the app, including his recent suspension of notable journalists who have covered him.
On Saturday evening, he kicked Washington Post writer Taylor Lorenz off the app after she was accused of revealing the exact address of TikTok talent scout Ariadna Jacob in a 2020 article.
Lorenz confirmed she was booted from the platform on Saturday night in a TikTok video without but Musk said less than 12 hours later he would be lifting her ban.
‘Temp suspension due to prior doxxing action by this account,’ Musk wrote in response to a Tweet about Lorenz’s ban. ‘Will be lifted shortly.’
Musk kicked Lorenz off the app over a ‘doxxing’ she did in a 2020 article
Taylor Lorenz’s Twitter profile is back online after she was removed by Elon Musk for previously doxxing a TikTok talent scout in a 2020 article
Musk took similar action Friday night when he reinstated nine journalists he had suspended the day before.
The tech giant left the decision to reinstate those accounts up to users in another poll decided by app users.
‘The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now,’ Musk said in a Friday evening tweet.
The Twitter owner on Thursday banned journalists from CNN, Washington Post, New York Times and other outlets after they reported on his decision to block an account charting his private jet use.
Last week, the Chief Twit also sparked outrage after he launched a series of attacks at Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden.
In one tweet, Musk claimed his ‘pronouns are prosecute/Fauci,’ which caused many to react to his commentary on announcing pronouns as well as vitriol against the infectious disease expert.
In another tweet, Musk showed the Dr. Fauci’s face photoshopped into a meme, whispering ‘just one more lockdown, my king,’ to U.S. President Joe Biden.
Musk said: ‘Fauci lied to Congress and funded gain-of-function research that killed millions of people. Not awesome. imo.’
Elon Musk called for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be prosecuted in one tweet last week
Musk issued a superimposed photo of Fauci as the peasant and Biden as the king
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