“Should I step down?” Musk asks users in new Twitter poll
Washington: Twitter CEO Elon Musk has started a poll on the site, asking the millions of Twitter users if he should step down as head of the microblogging site.
The question follows the multiple policy changes on Twitter in the last few days, reports NDTV.
"Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll," Musk asked in one of his tweets.
"Going forward, there will be a vote for major policy changes. My apologies. Won't happen again," he said in another tweet.
Musk has asked people to poll about his continuation as CEO of Twitter after the site announced on Sunday that accounts used to promote other accounts other specific social media platforms would be banned.
Twitter Support has posted on the matter, "We recognise that many of our users are active on other social media platforms. However, we will no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter."
It added that accounts created to promote other social platforms and content with links or user names for Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post, would be removed.
Twitter also said that it allowed cross-posting of content from any social media platform. "Posting links or usernames to social media platforms not listed above are also not in violation of this policy," it clarified.
The change in Twitter rules, however, has come at a time when Musk has faced criticism for major policy changes in Twitter.
Also, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that he was 'very disturbed' by Elon Musk's suspension of journalists from Twitter, calling it a dangerous precedent.
Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said during a press briefing that media voices should not be silenced on a platform that professes to be a space for freedom of speech. The UN spokesperson said this move sets a dangerous precedent at a time when journalists all over the world are facing censorship, physical threats and even worse.
Twitter on Thursday had suspended the accounts of several journalists but, after severe backlash, had restored the accounts.
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Woman found hanging at Bengaluru home dies, husband held
Bengaluru (PTI): A 24-year-old married woman who had been found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home has died, and her husband has been arrested in this connection, police said on Monday.
The deceased Shruthi was a resident of Yelahanka here, and her maternal family claimed it to be a murder. Her husband, Pawan Kalyan, has been arrested on charges of dowry harassment, police added.
According to police, on Saturday, she was found hanging from a ceiling fan, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was declared brought dead, police said.
Shruthi married Kalyan, a private employee, in December 2024, and the couple has been residing in Yelahanka since then, a senior police officer said.
However, her family has alleged that Kalyan and his family had been harassing Shruthi for additional dowry, which often led to quarrels between them, he said.
The officer said the two families had recently resolved their disputes, but the issue cropped up again.
Amruth, Shruthi's younger brother, told reporters that he was informed over the phone that his sister had died by suicide.
"They told me on the phone that my sister died by suicide, and I immediately informed my father. The couple had argued earlier that day before I was told she had died. When I checked, the ceiling fan did not appear to have bent or moved. My sister weighed 75 kg," he said.
A case was registered against Kalyan at the Yelahanka New Town police station for dowry harassment, and he was arrested in connection with the incident, the officer added.
The autopsy report will ascertain the exact cause of death, police said.
