The Twitter Scenario: The Fate of Elon Musk after his Twitter Decade and the First Day of his Presidency at the White House
After Musk promised a new CEO for the micro-messaging website, the stock price of the company shot up, though it’s not certain if that’s because the investor believes Musk will go back to working at Musk’s electric car company.
Since Musk took over Twitter, around 90% of its employees have been fired or have quit. He has saddled the company with debt as advertisers have fled in droves.
It’s not clear if Musk’s successor will continue with relaxing content moderation rules and attempting to find new ways to make money on the platform.
After the siege on the Capitol, Donald Trump’s account had been suspended for inciting violence. He has welcomed back on the platform right-wing users and other controversial figures who had also been previously barred violating policies rules against harassment and violent speech.
Musk has ruled the embattled site erratically, making policy decisions that affect the whole platform on a whim and rapidly introducing a dizzying array of changes, including stripping users of “verified” blue check marks and allowing anyone to purchase a “verified” badge.
As is often the case with Musk, questions hang over the seriousness of his announcement. In April, Musk told the BBC that his dog was the new Twitter CEO.
The billionaire has suggested that he doesn’t intend to lead the company permanently, so there will be a soon-to-be named replacement.
There is no escaping Elon Musk. He’s an Orwellian Big Brother whose smirking visage is inescapable, and has thrust himself, uninvited and often unwanted, into public consciousness. Commenters ridicule his antics and question his business talent, but what they do not know is that there is a method to his clownish madness.