Elon Musk hits 'edit' button and resigns from Twitter board

Elon Musk, in March 2020. AFP / File

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Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla and SpaceX, gives up joining Twitter.

His presence on the board of directors should allow him to influence the group's strategy.

Big user of Twitter, Elon Musk has just changed his mind after a week of adventures with the social network.

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Elon Musk will not sit on Twitter's board of directors.

The billionaire had announced his arrival, two weeks, after taking a 9.2% stake in the capital.

It is, today, the largest shareholder of the social network, the little blue bird.

But since the announcement of his entry into the capital, Elon Musk has multiplied the provocations on Twitter.

With 80 million subscribers, his account is one of the most followed.

A “ 

dying

 ” network?

First, he wondered if the network was "

", mentioning accounts that were very followed, but not very active.

Then he suggested to “

And to "c

".

Finally, he proposed changes to the paid subscription formula.

Employee concerns

All these critical or controversial messages ended up worrying many employees of the group, who recalled that the values ​​of Elon Musk did not correspond to the corporate culture of the social network.

and it was Parag Agrawal, the general manager of the social network, after a week of provocations who announced his withdrawal.

Ultimate snub, Elon Musk, reacted with a

emoji, without any comment.

A tweet subsequently deleted. 

Elon has decided not to join our board.

I sent a brief note to the company, sharing with you all here.

pic.twitter.com/lfrXACavvk

— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) April 11, 2022

► To read also: Elon Musk joins the board of directors of Twitter

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