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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Hern

Elon Musk’s Twitter poll: 10 million say he should step down

The Twitter social media app showing Elon Musk on a mobile phone
Elon Musk has a history of using Twitter polls to rubber-stamp big decisions. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

More than 10 million people have voted in favour of Elon Musk stepping down as the chief executive of Twitter in a poll he posted on the site late on Sunday.

However, the billionaire, who bought the company and installed himself as its head only 50 days ago, has insisted there is no successor in the wings. “No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive,” he said on the social network. “There is no successor.”

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