Poll Find 73% Want Elon Musk To Takeover Twitter; The Tesla CEO Responds

Zinger Key Points
  • About 73% of people were in favor of Elon Musk buying Twitter, and 27% opposed the idea.
  • Musk said that Twitter is way overdue for long-form tweets.

In a recent Twitter poll carried out by a popular Bitcoin-related Twitter account @Bitcoin_Archive, 73% of people supported Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk buying Twitter. 

Responding to the poll, Musk tweeted his appreciation. 

On Thursday, Musk offered to pay $54.20 per share of Twitter Inc TWTR, $43 billion to buy the social media giant in its entirety. 

The question was answered by 19,494 people. The final results: 73% of people were in favor of Elon Musk being the new owner, and 27% of people disagreed with the buyout. 

Also Read: Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Has This To Say About Elon Musk's Hostile Twitter Bid

Responding to one of the tweets, Musk said that it's time for Twitter to offer the option of long-form tweets. 

Several followers started responding to the poll and put forward their point, saying Musk shouldn’t spend so much on buying Twitter, instead should direct the money to fight world hunger or build shelters for homeless people. 

Also Read: Elon Musk Wants to Delete 'W' From Twitter, And His Followers Can't Stop Talking About It

Photo: Courtesy of Thomas Hawk on flickr

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