Twitter Users Say Elon Musk Should Quit as C.E.O.

On Sunday, Musk asked if he should step down. More than 17 million votes were cast and delivered a clear verdict, as to whether or not he should quit.

Mr. Musk promised to abide by the results of the vote. There was no reply from Mr. Musk after voting ended.

Mr. Musk would be handing over the reins of the company if he followed through. Since then, there have been mass layoffs at the company, falling advertising sales, executive resignations, and high-profile user accounts suspended for violating policy.

On Sunday, there was a policy to prevent users from sharing links and user names from other social platforms, and then the same policy was put in place on Monday.

The chaotic weekend was a turning point for some users.

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Paul Graham, a founder of Y Combinator, said on Sunday that Mr. Musk's actions were the final straw. Mr. Graham gave up on Mr. Musk on Sunday. There is a link to my new profile on my website. The account was temporarily suspended.

The accounts that followed Mr. Musk's private jet were among the two dozen that were suspended last week. The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and other outlets had their accounts suspended last week, seemingly under the same policy as Mr. Musk asked users if they should be allowed back. A majority of people responded yes in a poll.

After asking users if he should stay on as CEO, Mr. Musk said no one wanted the job. There isn't a new person.

There are indications that Mr. Musk is interfering with his other businesses. The value of Musk's company has fallen. The price of the car company's shares was $225 on October 27th. On Friday, the stock price of the company was $150.

Last week, Mr. Musk said he had sold another $3.6 billion of stock in the company. Mr. Musk pledged in April to stop selling shares in order to finance his deal with the micro-messaging service.

The poll result with many Musk loyalists wanting him to leave as C.E.O. of Twitter is likely due to the attention focused on the social network instead of the company, according to analysts.

They said that Musk's resignation would be a major step forward, with the billionaire finally realizing that there has been "growing frustration around thisTwitter nightmare that grows worse by the day"

Before the market opened on Monday, shares of the electric car maker rose 3.4 percent.