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Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk has promised to step down as head of Twitter. As the billionaire seeks a new CEO to run the social media platform, privacy advocate Edward Snowden threw his name in the hat, stating that he takes payment in bitcoin. \u201cThe question is not finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive,\u201d Musk clarified.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elon Musk Discusses Finding New Twitter CEO<\/h2>\n

Elon Musk set up a poll on Twitter over the weekend asking his 122.3 million followers whether he should step down as head of the social media platform. The billionaire added that he will abide by the results of the poll, which ended with 57.5% of over 17.5 million respondents wanting him to step down.<\/p>\n

\"Elon<\/a><\/p>\n

Responding to a comment about him having a new CEO picked out already and that he will retire to being chairman of the Twitter board, Musk clarified: \u201cNo one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor.\u201d In another tweet, the Tesla chief explained:<\/p>\n

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The question is not finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Many people urged Musk not to quit. \u201cIf Elon Musk steps down from Twitter, I will close my account. He\u2019s why I opened it in the first place,\u201d one exclaimed. \u201cThe crowd chose to crucify Jesus too, remember that Elon Musk. The crowd is not always right. Leaders LEAD, they don\u2019t bow!\u201d another told the billionaire. \u201cStand up for free speech. The First Amendment needs you,\u201d a third user emphasized.<\/p>\n

In November, Musk said in court that he did not want to be the CEO of Twitter, stating: \u201cI expect to reduce my time at Twitter and find somebody else to run Twitter over time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comments from people indicating that they could serve as the new Twitter CEO also flooded Musk\u2019s tweet. Among those who responded was whistleblower Edward Snowden, a free speech and privacy advocate who has been living in exile in Russia after he exposed a National Security Agency (NSA) spying program affecting millions of Americans in 2013. He wrote: \u201cI take payment in bitcoin.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Elon<\/a><\/p>\n

Replying to a question about whether he is \u201cstrong enough to be despised\u201d as the CEO of Twitter, noting that Musk\u2019s main problem is that he is \u201cbeing steered by right-wing crazies away from what he wanted Twitter 2.0 to be,\u201d Snowden wrote:<\/p>\n

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Oh, I think I\u2019ve weathered a little criticism in the past.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Some people complained that they did not see Musk\u2019s poll in time to vote. Many users suspect that most voters were bots. \u201cThis poll is not fair, I didn\u2019t even see it till the last day because this time of the year, like me, most people are busy getting ready for the holidays and haven\u2019t been able to even log in, and probably most of the votes on this poll are from made up Dem accounts!\u201d one user stressed.<\/p>\n

Kim Dotcom told Musk: \u201cIt\u2019s unwise to run a poll like this when you are now deep state enemy #1. They have the biggest bot army on Twitter. They have 100k \u2018analysts\u2019 with 30-40 accounts all voting against you. Let\u2019s clean up and then run this poll again. The majority has faith in you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Elon Musk should step down as head of Twitter? Do you think Edward Snowden should run Twitter? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nKevin Helms <\/h6>\n

\nA student of Austrian Economics, Kevin found Bitcoin in 2011 and has been an evangelist ever since. His interests lie in Bitcoin security, open-source systems, network effects and the intersection between economics and cryptography.

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