{"id":24533,"date":"2022-12-19T20:44:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T20:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/19\/factbox-elon-musks-twitter-polls-from-stake-sales-to-ceo-decisions\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T20:44:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T20:44:17","slug":"factbox-elon-musks-twitter-polls-from-stake-sales-to-ceo-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/19\/factbox-elon-musks-twitter-polls-from-stake-sales-to-ceo-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Factbox: Elon Musk’s Twitter polls – from stake sales to CEO decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dec 19 (Reuters) – A majority of Twitter users voted for billionaire Elon Musk to step down<\/a> as the chief executive of the social media firm after he started a poll on Sunday evening, the latest twist in a chaotic reign following his $44 billion takeover.<\/p>\n

The poll, which concluded with 57.5% of the votes favoring Musk step down as CEO, started after his tweet on Sunday that said: “Going forward, there will be a vote for major policy changes.”<\/p>\n

Here is a list of some other key decisions Musk, who also heads Tesla (TSLA.O)<\/a>, has taken via Twitter polls:<\/p>\n

** Tesla stock sale poll<\/p>\n

Elon Musk in November last year had asked his Twitter followers if he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock.<\/p>\n

About 57.9% of the over 3.5 million voters said “Yes.”<\/p>\n

** Add edit button to Twitter<\/p>\n

Musk in April asked if users want an edit button for their tweets on the micro-blogging site.<\/p>\n

About 73.6% of the more than 4.4 million who voted said “yes”.<\/p>\n

Twitter Blue<\/a>, the social media platform’s subscription service, will give users access to features including the ability to edit tweets, the company said last week.<\/p>\n

** Reinstating former-U.S. president Donald Trump’s account<\/p>\n

In a poll started on Nov. 18, Musk asked Twitter users to vote if they would like to reinstate former-U.S. president Donald Trump’s account or not. 51.8% users voted “yes”.<\/p>\n

“The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” he said the next day.<\/p>\n

** Unsuspend accounts of some users including journalists<\/p>\n

On Nov. 15, several journalists, including from the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post, were suspended from Twitter with no notice.<\/p>\n

Musk asked users when Twitter should unsuspend accounts that posted his exact location in real-time on the platform. About 58.7% users voted “now”, while 41.3% users voted for the option “7 days.”<\/p>\n

“The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now,” he said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

** Stepping down as Twitter CEO<\/p>\n

In a poll concluded on Monday, 57.5% of more than 17.5 million users voted “yes” after Musk asked if he should step down as head of Twitter.<\/p>\n

“I will abide by the results of this poll,” he said in the poll, which began Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n