A few days ago, Elon Musk invested 2.7 billion euros in the capital of Twitter. With this huge investment, the billionaire took a seat on the board of the social network. Now Musk will be able to suggest changes to how the platform works.
Elon Musk quickly suggested many ideas to his followers. First he published a survey to find out if his subscribers wanted Ability to edit a tweet after posting. Later, he suggested “Anyone who signs up for Twitter Blue (i.e. pays $3 per month) should get certified” from his account. This “confirmation” will be separate from verification of public figures and official accounts.
Elon Musk wants to turn his Twitter hub into a shelter for the homeless, his followers vote ‘yes’
Tesla’s CEO suggested that this subscription be paid in cryptocurrencies, including Dogecoin. Elon Musk later mentioned the end of ads on the social networka solution where companies can no longer dictate platform policy. Elon Musk has repeatedly hinted that Twitter exercises a very strict control over content.
Crazy ideas rained down on Elon Musk’s Twitter account all weekend. This Sunday morning, he also suggested “Twitter hub in San Francisco” It will be converted into a shelter for the homeless. The richest man in the world justifies this idea with these words: “Nobody works there anyway”.
Since the health crisis, Twitter has permanently allowed some of its employees to work from home. A minority of employees whose tasks such as server maintenance require a physical presence should continue to visit the site. Thus, telecommunications has become the new normal on Twitter.
Elon Musk accompanied his tweet with a poll. Within hours, 91% of subscribers voted yes to the eccentric billionaire’s outlandish proposal. ” I am serious “He then chose the leader. Jeff Bezos, Founder of AmazonHe advised Musk to transform only some of the facilities to make life easier for his employees. “I want to volunteer”. Elon Musk is one of those “good idea”. Famous investor Marc Andreessen, on the other hand, suggested that all offices in the world should be transformed, arguing that teleworking has become commonplace.
Elon Musk resigns from Twitter’s board
In the hours following these surprising surveys, Elon Musk erased all traces of his offers. This Monday morning, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal finally explained: Musk resigns from the board.
“Elon Musk has decided not to join our board of directors. Elon’s appointment to the board was to take effect on April 9, but Elon announced that same morning that he is no longer joining the board. Whether they serve on our board or not, we welcome and always appreciate the participation of our shareholders. Elon is our biggest shareholder and we will be open to his participation.”Parag explains Agrawal.
Elon Musk had fun tweeting everything because of this All weekend, knowing full well that Twitter can’t influence your decisions. As Agrawal points out, the leader of Tesla and SpaceX knew he had no intention of refusing to sit on the board since April 9. After his refusal was announced, Elon Musk was also happy to tweet a giggling emoji on his account. So it was just a big joke.
Agrawal, who replaced founder Jack Dorsey, believes Elon Musk’s decision was the right one, in a message he sent to employees and shared on Twitter. “for the best”. Many employees of the company did not welcome Elon Musk’s arrival on the board of directors with great enthusiasm. For many employees, the corporate culture on Twitter is the exact opposite of Billionaire’s values. “The decisions we make and how we implement them are in our hands, nobody else’s.” Parag reassures Agrawal.
