After freezing the accounts of several journalists and drawing criticism, Twitter CEO Elon Musk launched a vote on Twitter on whether he should resign as the head of Twitter.
On December 19, Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted: Should I resign as the head of Twitter?
I will abide by the vote.
Under the tweet, netizens can participate in voting and choose "Yes" or "No".
As of 8:30 on the 19th, 58% of netizens chose "Yes".
Less than half an hour after posting the voting tweet, Musk tweeted again: Take your wish seriously, because it may come true.
Musk said that no one wants the job that keeps Twitter alive, and there is no successor.
On December 16 local time, the "New York Times" reported that the Twitter platform under the control of Musk suddenly and for no reason on December 15 froze the accounts of about 6 technology journalists under the media, many of whom had recently Participated in reports related to Musk and Twitter.
Musk's move has been criticized by many parties.
Drew Harwell, a reporter for The Washington Post, said, "Musk bills himself as a champion of free speech, but he restricts the free speech of journalists. I think his commitment is very questionable."
It is reported that after Musk acquired Twitter for US$44 billion, he once said that he would make Twitter a platform open to everyone and allow more people to participate in public dialogue.
However, in addition to media reporters, Twitter has also frozen other types of accounts in recent weeks. Twitter's emerging competitor social platform Mastodon has been affected, and the account @ElonJet, which tracks the movement of Musk's private flight, has also been suspended.
World Wide Web reported in a report on December 16 that EU officials warned Twitter boss Musk on the 16th that Twitter may be sanctioned under relevant future legislation.
Jolowa, vice-president of the European Commission in charge of trade value and transparency, tweeted, "The news of arbitrary suspension of journalists (accounts) on Twitter is worrying. The EU's "Digital Services Act" requires respect for media freedom and fundamental rights."
Judging from a Reuters report on December 17, Musk tweeted that day that the account that announced his location had been unbanned.
CNN reporter Donie O'Sullivan (Donie O'Sullivan) is also one of the banned accounts. He said that the platform asked him to delete a post and denied that he still could not post tweets. In this regard, O'Sullivan said he would continue appeal.
"Twitter has a responsibility to respect human rights, and Musk should commit to making decisions based on a public rights policy, including freedom of expression regulations," said Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Officials in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the European Union also condemned Musk's suspension of the journalist's account.