Elon Musk has said he will step down as CEO of Twitter “as soon as I find someone stupid enough to take the job”.
The Twitter boss said afterward that he would “simply lead the software and server teams.”
It comes after Musk launched a poll asking consumers for their verdict on his tenure, saying he would “go with the results.”
As the deadline passed on Sunday, 57.5% voted for him to leave.
The poll was an apparent attempt to draw a line under his controversial rule.
About 20 minutes after asking the question, as the yes vote progressed, he added: “As they say, be careful what you wish for, because you might get it.”
In response to comment, he said: “It’s not about finding a CEO, it’s about finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive.”
He added: “No one wants the job that can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor.”
Battling Twitter’s Social Media Competitors
Over the weekend, Musk turned on the social media platform’s competitors by banning the promotion of their Twitter accounts.
This meant their accounts could be suspended, locked or deleted if they posted links to their profiles on other social media sites, including Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram, as well as Donald Trump’s Mastodon or Truth Social.
But the company later backtracked on the policy, with tweets announcing the move and a support page outlining the rule being deleted.
Twitter published a poll asking, “Should we have a policy that prevents the creation or use of existing accounts for the primary purpose of advertising on other social media platforms?”
“No” received 87% of the vote.
Musk promised to improve Twitter when he took over, ridding it of fake accounts and improving free speech.
But its actions have lost many big advertisers amid concerns about its direction and its ability to pay interest on the $13bn (£11bn) debt Musk took on to buy it.
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