Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter\u2019s chief executive officer when he finds someone \u201cfoolish enough to take the job\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The billionaire promised earlier to abide by the result of a Twitter poll which saw 57.5% of users vote \u201cyes\u201d to him quitting the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He says he will still run the software and servers teams after his replacement is found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Changes on the platform since his takeover have been much criticised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Mr Musk bought the social media site in October, he has fired about half of its staff and attempted a rollout of Twitter\u2019s paid-for verification feature before putting it on pause. The feature was relaunched last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Civil liberties groups have also criticised his approach to content moderation, accusing him of taking steps that will increase hate speech and misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday, Mr Musk was condemned by the United Nations and European Union over Twitter\u2019s decision to suspend some journalists who cover the social media firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UN tweeted that media freedom was \u201cnot a toy\u201d, while the EU threatened Twitter with sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the first time the multibillionaire has responded to the poll launched on Sunday asking if he should resign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finding someone to take over the social media platform may be a challenge, according to Mr Musk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some people speculate Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey could also come back to run the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He resigned as chief executive in November 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive,\u201d he tweeted following the poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(BBC<\/strong>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"