Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has announced that he will resign from his position as CEO of Twitter. The decision comes after a poll in which 57% of respondents voted for Musk to step down from his role at the social media platform.

Elon Musk announces resignation as Twitter CEO following poll

Elon Musk has announced that he will step down as CEO of Twitter, following a poll in which 57% of respondents voted for him to resign. In a tweet, Musk stated that he will resign “as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job” and will instead focus on running the software and servers teams.

Musk’s time as CEO of Twitter has been marked by a series of controversies and policy changes. Shortly after taking over the social media platform in October, Musk fired approximately half of Twitter’s staff and attempted to roll out a paid-for verification feature, which was eventually put on hold. The feature was relaunched last week.

Musk has also faced criticism from civil liberties groups for his approach to content moderation, with some accusing him of taking steps that will increase hate speech and misinformation on the platform.

On Friday, Musk was condemned by the United Nations and European Union over Twitter’s decision to suspend a number of journalists who cover the social media company. The UN tweeted that media freedom was “not a toy,” while the EU threatened Twitter with sanctions.

It remains to be seen who will replace Musk as CEO of Twitter. The billionaire CEO has a history of making and reversing decisions quickly, and it is possible that he may change his mind about stepping down in the future. In the meantime, Twitter users will be watching to see how the social media platform evolves under new leadership.

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