A prolific user of Twitter, Musk says he plans to use the position to improve the social media site
05 April 2022 - 20:58Twitter said on Tuesday it will offer Tesla boss and entrepreneur Elon Musk a seat on its board of directors, a position he plans to use to bring about significant improvements at the social media site.
Even so, Musk will be involved in strategic decisions, including the direction of Twitter’s Bluesky project and the addition of an edit button, according to a source familiar with the situation. “I’m excited to share that we're appointing @elonmusk to our board,” Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said in a tweet. “He’s both a passionate believer and intense critic of the service which is exactly what we need on @Twitter, and in the boardroom, to make us stronger in the long-term.”
They were eager to bring him on board, believing he could bring buzz to the platform as well as good ideas, the source said. “News that he is taking a board position will lead to expectations that he wants, and will have, greater involvement in decision making at the social network,” said Susannah Streeter, senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.
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