Elon Musk Is Not Joining Twitter board:CEO Parag Agrawal On Twitter

Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man and the largest shareholder of Twitter, will no longer be joining the social media firm’s board

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Musk, who calls himself a free-speech absolutist and has been critical of Twitter, disclosed a 9.1 percent stake on April 4

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Musk said that he plans to bring about significant improvements at the social media platform.

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His appointment to the board was to become effective on Saturday and would have prevented him from being a beneficial owner of more than 14.9 percent of common stock.

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Musk also asked his followers if Twitter should convert its San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter

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Prompting a discussion that saw participation from a wide-range of industry figures, including Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.

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The weekend tweets from Musk seemed to suggest that he is actively thinking about Twitter and leading conversations about the major steps the firm should undertake.

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