Musk went on a rant over the weekend. As he dropped his plan to join the social media company's board, the CEO deleted several of his spiciest takes.
Suggestions were included on how to transform the company. He asked his followers to vote on whether the company should turn its headquarters into a homeless shelter.
In another since- deleted post, Musk suggested that users of the service should be allowed to pay with dogecoin, have an authenticity check and keep the service free of advertisements.
Everyone who signs up for the service should get an account, Musk wrote. The power of corporations to dictate policy is greatly enhanced if they depend on advertising money.
Musk asked people to vote on whether or not to drop the "w" from its name.
It's not clear why Musk deleted the tweets, and he didn't reply to the request for comment. A person declined to comment.
Musk has had a long and complicated relationship with the company, even before he agreed to join the board.
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Musk with making false and misleading statements to investors when he announced via social media that he had secured funding to take the company private. Musk andTesla agreed to a settlement with the government that was later revised.
The SEC had to impose fines on Musk and Musk's company. Musk was no longer the chairman of the company, and he had to have material business information checked before they could be published. The SEC is investigating Musk and his brother, Kimbal, a fellow board member of both companies.
The latest spectacle began when Musk disclosed his stake on April 4. He suddenly became the company's largest shareholder. On the news, the stock jumped 27%.
Musk would be joining the board.
The agreement quickly fell apart. Musk informed the company over the weekend that he wouldn't be a board member.
There will be distraction, but our goals and priorities remain the same.
Musk is no longer limited to owning just 14.9% of the company since he is not joining the board. Analysts are wondering if Musk will pursue a hostile takeover of the company.
A person in a mask approaches the New York Twitter offices after they announced they will close their re-opened offices effective immediately in response to updated CDC guidelines during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., July 29, 2021.It is an action that Musk has taken in the past.
He deleted a meme that compared Trudeau to Hitler. He took down a risque and suggestive post that included a photo of Cyrus twinning on stage at a music awards show, and a comment that said, "They grow up so quickly."
The recent deletions are different because they pertained to a company that Musk had just backed to the tune of billions of dollars.
Some of his controversial comments are still on the site. He pointed out that some of the most popular users of the social network, including Taylor Swift, rarely use it.
On Monday, he liked a message that said, "Let me break this down for you: Elon became largest shareholder for Free Speech." The man was told to be nice and not speak loudly.
Musk is fighting a legal battle to keep one of his older posts up. The National Labor Relations Board ordered Musk to take down a post that was seen as threatening to labor organizers at the company.
Nothing stopping the team from voting for the union at the car plant. If they wanted, could do that. Why do unions give up stock options for nothing?
The administrative court made a decision.
Gene Munster says that Musk still wants to influence change.
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