Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans on remaining as TwitterB次元官网网址檚 CEO until he can find someone willing to replace him in the job.
MuskB次元官网网址檚 announcement came after millions of Twitter users asked him to step down in an unscientific poll the billionaire himself created and promised to abide by.
B次元官网网址淚 will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!B次元官网网址 Musk tweeted. B次元官网网址淎fter that, I will just run the software & servers teams.B次元官网网址
Since taking over San Francisco-based Twitter in late October, MuskB次元官网网址檚 run as CEO has been marked by quickly issued rules and policies that have often been withdrawn or changed soon after being made public.
He has also alienated some investors in his electric vehicle company Tesla who are concerned that Twitter is taking too much of his attention.
Some of MuskB次元官网网址檚 actions have unnerved Twitter advertisers and turned off users. They include laying off half of TwitterB次元官网网址檚 workforce, letting go contract content moderators and disbanding a council of trust and safety advisors that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform.
Musk, who also helms the SpaceX rocket company, has previously acknowledged how difficult it will be to find someone to take over as Twitter CEO.
Bantering with Twitter followers last Sunday, he said that the person replacing him B次元官网网址渕ust like pain a lotB次元官网网址 to run a company that he said has been B次元官网网址渋n the fast lane to bankruptcy.B次元官网网址
B次元官网网址淣o one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor,B次元官网网址 Musk tweeted.
As things stand, Musk would still retain overwhelming influence over platform as its owner. He fired the companyB次元官网网址檚 board of directors soon after taking control.
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