Twitter Users Vote That Elon Musk Should Step Down as CEO

On Sunday, Elon Musk posted a poll to his Twitter account asking, "Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of the poll." When the poll closed, 57.5% of voters had said yes.

For Context: Earlier that day, Musk launched and then canceled a policy to suspend accounts who tweeted promotions of their other social media profiles. The short-lived plan was met with some backlash and clarification attempts from users, and Musk later said that in the future, “there will be a vote for major policy changes. My apologies. Won’t happen again.” Over 17.5 million Twitter users voted in the poll on whether Musk should step down.

Key Quotes: Musk tweeted several statements after posting the poll: “The question is not finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive”; “No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor.”; and “be careful what you wish, as you might get it.”

How the Media Covered It: Reports from news outlets across the spectrum mentioned Musk’s recent policy changes and his ban on accounts that posted the location of his jet. Outlets on the left- and center-rated outlets were more likely to mention Tesla and SpaceX, and specifically how Musk has taken employees from Tesla to assist him at Twitter while Tesla’s stock price has fallen