Here, the incredibly eccentric and mastermind billionaire, Elon Musk who currently owns and controls twitter, has had to relinquish some of his power after posting an unfitting tweet. The message put up on the social media account was one of the most provoking actions he has committed in his practice. This hostile act represents a pivotal moment for the social media company and Musk’s chaotic leadership of the firm.
The particular tweet, which many considered as racially sensitive and uncouth, elicited calls for Musk to step down from his position from different and sundry parties, including some influential personalities in technology, finance, employees from the Twitter social platform, etc. Of course, the reaction was intense, and the company surprisingly received a strike to its stock since investors were also responding negatively to such actions. Pressure in the board of directors, which accumulated with each passing day, was growing, so the board met in an emergency session to resolve the crisis.
Twitter cannot escape from being questioned about its future because Musk’s departure stripped the company of strong and stable leadership. While Musk has been attributed for having brought numerous changes in the company, he has been accused of creating controversy by constantly tweeting and his crassness has characteristically let him into trouble. This last one however seems to have pushed the board into taking the right action in dealing with him.
The process of looking for a new CEO has began with many parties pining their hope on someone who will help Twitter out of the current, rough jungle and help the social platform regain its glorious image. All in all, we ask ourselves what the point is of social media and what can go wrong; right, as the dust settles, this incident is a reminder of the truth in the phrase, ‘A single tweet can make or break it.’