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Elon Musk1 May Stop Running Twitter

On Sunday, Elon Musk posted a poll2 on Twitter asking users if he should step down as chief of the social media company. The billionaire businessman bought Twitter in October for $44 billion.

Musk wrote: "Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide3 by the results of this poll."

To abide means to accept. The poll closed on Monday and the results were in. Out of more than 17 million voters, 57.5 percent said "yes."

Musk has not yet commented on the results.

Musk's actions and decisions over the past two months have made many Twitter users quit or think about quitting the social media service.

Last week, Musk banned a number of reporters from Twitter. The journalists had a history of reporting on Musk's actions as the head of Twitter. They included writers for the New York Times, Washington Post and Voice of America. Musk later brought back most of those accounts following an online poll.

Musk also removed Twitter accounts that had been showing the location of his private jet.

He has also said he would not permit people or businesses to make posts on the service directing users to other social media sites, such as Instagram, Facebook and Mastodon.

Musk received sharp criticism from that decision, even from people who had previously4 supported his leadership. One of those former supporters is well-known businessman Paul Graham. Graham called the restriction5 on promoting other sites "the last straw." He added that his followers6 could find him on Mastodon.

Graham's Twitter account was suspended, then brought back.

Musk has described himself as a strong supporter of free speech. When he took over Twitter, he said he sought to make it available to people with widely different opinions.

But some critics say his recent actions as CEO go against those promises. Sally Buzbee is The Washington Post's executive7 editor. One of the newspaper's reporters who covers Musk was temporarily banned from Twitter. Buzbee said, "the suspension8 occurred with no warning, process or explanation – this time as our reporter merely sought comment from Musk for a story."

In public comments with Twitter users on Sunday, Musk said it would be hard to find a new CEO for Twitter. Any future CEO, he said, "must like pain a lot ... to run a company that has been in the fast lane to bankruptcy9."

Musk said anyone with the skills and ability to keep Twitter alive would probably not want the job.

"There is no successor," Musk added.

Words in This Story

poll –n. an activity in which several or many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something

abide –v. to accept something

journalist –n. a person who collects information and writes about it for newspapers, television, magazines, etc.

location –n. the place where something is

occur –v. to happen

merely –adv. used to say something is small

promote –v. to speak positively10 about something

the last straw – phrase. the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset, angry, etc.

the fast lane – phrase. about to happen quickly


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1 musk v6pzO     
n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物,香猫
参考例句:
  • Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
  • She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。
2 poll iOXxH     
n.民意测验,民意调查,选举投票
参考例句:
  • The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.选举结果要到午夜才能揭晓。
  • They expected a heavy poll.他们期望会有很高的投票数。
3 abide UfVyk     
vi.遵守;坚持;vt.忍受
参考例句:
  • You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
  • If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部,你就得遵守它的规章。
4 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前,先前(地)
参考例句:
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
5 restriction jW8x0     
n.限制,约束
参考例句:
  • The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放,没有任何限制。
  • The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。
6 followers 5c342ee9ce1bf07932a1f66af2be7652     
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件
参考例句:
  • the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
7 executive Ymlxs     
adj.执行的,行政的;n.执行者,行政官,经理
参考例句:
  • A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
  • He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。
8 suspension 0rMw2     
n.悬挂,悬浮液,暂缓,未决,中止
参考例句:
  • The local authorities decided to build a suspension bridge over the river.地方当局决定在这条河上建一座吊桥。
  • A four-day suspension was imposed on her.她被勒令停职4天。
9 bankruptcy fPoyJ     
n.破产;无偿付能力
参考例句:
  • You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产,就必须节省开支。
  • His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
10 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

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