Musk Posts Poll: "Should I Step Down as Twitter CEO?"

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[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] "Should I step down from the Twitter CEO position? I will follow the results of this survey."

Elon Musk, CEO who acquired Twitter, posted a poll on his Twitter account on the 18th (local time) asking whether he should step down from the CEO position. This is a sudden move just two months after acquiring Twitter in October.

CEO Musk said, "I will follow the results of this survey," presenting users with two options: yes and no. He then emphasized in another tweet, "As the saying goes, be careful because words can become seeds."

In response to this voting tweet, Twitter users expressed their opinions for and against, while also posting parody polls such as "Should I stop paying for Twitter Blue?" and "Should I eat today?"

The reason CEO Musk posted this survey is interpreted as a result of increasing criticism from investors urging him to step away from Twitter management and focus on Tesla and other ventures. Since the Twitter acquisition issue surfaced, Tesla's stock price has plummeted sharply, dropping over 57% this year alone.

Moreover, under CEO Musk's leadership, marked by frequent impulsive actions, Twitter's competitiveness is also evaluated to be deteriorating. Immediately after the acquisition, Musk sparked controversy by firing about 3,700 employees, nearly half of Twitter's workforce, via a single email, and major advertisers have consecutively cut ties with Twitter. Recently, there was even an incident where he blocked the accounts of journalists critical of him but restored them within a day following public backlash.

On this day as well, Twitter attracted attention by announcing measures to block connections to competing platforms. According to Twitter, accounts and content created for the purpose of promoting competing social media such as Facebook will be removed going forward.

The banned list includes Facebook, Instagram, as well as Truth Social created by former President Donald Trump, Mastodon, Nostr, Tribevel, and Post. Besides direct promotional accounts, users posting their Instagram usernames on Twitter and asking other members to follow them or posting URL links promoting competing SNS are also prohibited.

Shortly after these measures were announced, Jack Dorsey, former Twitter CEO who supported Nostr, publicly criticized the move as "nonsense" in a tweet.

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