Elon Musk, who has been criticized for recent policy changes at Twitter, is now asking users to vote on whether he should step down as head of the social media site.
The billionaire owner of Twitter will stand by the results of the vote, he promised in a tweet Sunday night. Musk also said he will hold votes on major company policy changes in the future. Shortly after announcing the vote, Musk tweeted: “As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it.” ‘Cause you might get it.” He left it open whether he meant the voters.
Since taking over Twitter, Musk has been criticized for several changes, including firing more than half of the staff and reinstating users who were previously banned. In the past week, he has come under renewed fire for banning multiple accounts for “doxxing” his location, including those of prominent journalists New York Times, Washington PostCNN and others.
Musk’s promise to vote on policy changes came after Twitter announced Sunday night it would remove accounts created “solely” to promote other social media platforms. In addition, content, links or user names for the platforms FacebookInstagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel and Nostr will be deleted, the company announced.