Musk Polls Twitter to Quit as Chief, Voters Leaning Toward Yes
- New poll follows growing criticism of Twitter policy changes
- Musk has spent much of his time since takeover on Twitter
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Elon Musk, under fire for recent policy changes at Twitter Inc., is asking users whether he should step down as head of the social media site.
With the poll set to end at about 6:20 a.m. in New York, around 57% of the 16 million voters have said yes. The billionaire owner of Twitter and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. will abide by the results of the poll, he pledged in a tweet Sunday. Three of the top trending topics in the US overnight were about the platform itself, including “VOTE YES” and “CEO of Twitter.”