« I guess probably around the end of this year it should be a good time to find someone else to run the company “, declared, this Wednesday, February 15, by videoconference, Elon Musk, during a forum in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. ” I have to stabilize the organization, make sure it is in a healthy situation and the roadmap is clearly defined “, he added. Still according to him, Twitter should be “ in a stable situation towards the end of this year ».
Lively controversies
The management of Elon Musk, who paid some 44 billion dollars to buy the social network in October 2022, has continued to cause heated controversy among its users. ” We had a roller coaster ride “, he admitted on Wednesday. In late December 2022, he first announced that he planned to step down as CEO, saying he was seeking ” someone pretty crazy to take his place.
Since the arrival of Elon Musk, Twitter has seen massive layoffs, the return to the platform of accounts it had banned and the suspension of journalists critical of the South African billionaire. THE tweets Racist or hateful messages have also multiplied, causing concern among internet regulators and scaring away big advertisers, Twitter’s main source of income.
More technical problems
Last week, tens of thousands of users reported technical problems, including being unable to tweet, on the day of the launch of a new format of tweet reserved for subscribers to a paid service. Elon Musk, who is among the world’s wealthiest businessmen, has also been criticized for neglecting his other businesses, in particular car company Tesla, whose stock price has fallen since he took over. control of Twitter.
(With AFP)
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