ANALYSIS – The billionaire alienates users and public figures as he seeks new investors.
The voice of the people, so dear to Elon Musk, has spoken. The new owner of Twitter must resign from his position as general manager, according to 57.5% of the 17.5 million users of the social network who responded to the survey published Sunday evening by the multi-billionaire. “I will submit to the result of the vote”, he had promised when it was put online. Monday, late afternoon, Elon Musk had not yet reacted to this disavowal.
The result of this poll is the reflection of a disastrous sequence for the image of the boss of Tesla and SpaceX. In the space of a few days, the latter demonstrated his authoritarianism and his taste for impulsive decisions going against his promises on the defense of freedom of expression.
Bronca of users
This sequence began on the night of Thursday to Friday with the suspension of the accounts of a dozen American journalists, accused of having revealed the real-time geolocation of Elon Musk – they had actually written about the suspension of the account…
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