South African billionaire, Elon Musk has announced he will step down as chief executive of Twitter Inc. once a replacement is found. ⁣

The announcement follows a poll in which Musk asked platform users whether he should stay in the position.

It resulted in 57.5% of the millions of votes saying he shouldn’t continue his role.⁣

Musk’s announcement came after weeks of controversy surrounding the social media platform, and a growing number of calls for his resignation.⁣

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Since he became CEO at the end of October, Twitter has seen a series of scandals surrounding mass layoffs, the restoration of Donald Trump’s account; the platform’s blue check marks, and most recently, the suspension of several high-profile US journalists.