Elon Musk stated that only paid Twitter Blue customers will be able to participate in future polls relating to public policy.

For the first time since more than 10 million users decided to support his resignation as Twitter's CEO, Elon Musk stated that only paid Twitter Blue customers will be able to participate in future polls relating to public policy.

Musk polled Twitter users on Sunday about whether they thought he should leave his position as CEO, and he promised to follow the findings of the poll. 57.5% of those who responded to the survey on Monday said he should resign.

Musk, who is a frequent user of the platform, did not tweet for a few hours after the poll. After several allegations that the poll's results were tainted by fraudulent accounts, he finally broke his silence by saying, "Interesting."

When a user suggested that "Blue subscribers should be the only ones that may vote in policy relevant polls," Musk responded, "Good point. That adjustment will be made by Twitter”.

At present, anyone who subscribes to Twitter Blue has the option to purchase a blue tick verified badge for their account.

Even some of Musk's closest supporters have severed relations with him due to a string of perplexing actions over the past few days. Musk is the majority owner of the privately owned corporation, so no one can force him out.

No one can force Musk out of the privately held firm because he owns a majority of it, but over the past several days, he's made a number of perplexing moves that have  led to even some of his closest supporters breaking off their support.

The suspension of numerous critical journalists who wrote about the ban last week came as a result of the decision to block an account that tracked the location of his private jet. As a result, some active users left for other social networks, including its decentralised rival Mastodon, whose own account was suspended for linking to the jet tracker's account on the competing social network. 

Musk replied on Sunday by outlawing all links to other social media sites, including Mastodon, Instagram, Facebook, as well as more obscure ones like Nostr, which Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, used, and Linktree, a homepage builder that influencers prefer.

After a Twitter poll from the Twitter Safety account, that ban was lifted before the day's end. Musk stated: "Major policy changes will be put to a vote moving forward. It's my fault. Will not occur again”.

Musk has a history of using Twitter polls to confirm important decisions. In 2021, he sold a tenth of his Tesla stock after one vote, reinstated Donald Trump's account after another last month, and unlocked other suspended accounts following a third. Musk tweeted "Vox Populi, Vox Dei" in response to the Trump poll.

However, in many instances, he has appeared to have already made up his mind before posting. For example, he had already announced the sale of his Tesla stock before he even put it to a vote, and his plan to reinstate Trump had been discussed before he even purchased Twitter. 

Long before the Twitter poll was released, the concept of resigning as CEO had already floated around. He informed a Delaware judge on November 16th that he intended to work less at Twitter and "find somebody else to operate Twitter over time."

(Sources: theguardian.co.uk, independent.co.uk, bbcnews.co.uk)