The mercurial billionaire asks Twitter users to decide his future but adds: 'Be careful what you wish, as you might get it'.
The mercurial billionaire asks Twitter users to decide his future but adds:"Be careful what you wish, as you might get it".Elon Musk is polling Twitter users to ask if he should step down as head of the social media platform.
Mr Musk, one of the world's richest people, bought Twitter for $44bn in late October, but his short tenure has been turbulent. The owner of Tesla and SpaceX set his poll in motion just after 11pm UK time, writing:"Should I step down as head of Twitter?Roughly 20 minutes later, with the 'yes' votes edging ahead, he added:"As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it."
Just after midnight, more than three million users had voted, and 57.7% had said Mr Musk should step down. Earlier on Sunday, he had declared war on Twitter's social media rivals by banned the promotion of their accounts from his platform.
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