Poll peril: Musk's obsession with asking the public

Musk, who started using the simple yes/no tool at least as far back as 2018, asked users on Monday whether he should step down as boss of the social media firm - and they replied overwhelmingly 'yes'. — Reuters

PARIS: Polling Twitter users has been key to Elon Musk's journey from fan to owner of the social media platform, but now the non-binding knockabout votes may have cost him his job as CEO.

Musk, who started using the simple yes/no tool at least as far back as 2018, asked users on Monday whether he should step down as boss of the social media firm - and they replied overwhelmingly "yes".