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Edward Snowden has offered to take the CEO job of Twitter for payment in Bitcoin.
On December 18, Elon Musk took to Twitter to ask if he should step down as CEO of Twitter. With one hour remaining before closing time at press time, 57.4% voted yes, with the remaining 42.6% saying he should stay.
The poll prompted a series of personalities to throw their hats in the ring to replace Musk if he steps down.
Snowden wants in
Snowden rose to prominence in 2013 after speaking out against the National Security Agency (NSA). He revealed a global surveillance program the agency runs in cooperation with Australian, British and Canadian intelligence services.
The US Department of Justice charged Snowden with theft of government property and espionage. As a result, he fled to Russia, where the former security contractor was granted asylum. In September 2022, Snowden received Russian citizenship.
Having risked his life to expose government surveillance operations, Snowden earned a reputation for promoting freedom and free speech. This makes him a suitable choice based on Musk’s alleged intention for Twitter.
However, other candidates have come forward, including podcaster Lex Friedman, who offered his services without pay. Friedman said he wanted to improve engineering and increase “the amount of love in the world”.
Contrary to Snowden’s offer, Musk responded to Friedman by saying “you have to love pain a lot” and invest your life savings in the company, which has been losing money since May.
“Do you still want the job?”
Rapper Snoop Dogg has also expressed interest in becoming CEO.
Has Twitter gotten too hot for Musk?
On Oct. 24, Musk finally bought Twitter in a $44 billion deal after months of back and forth.
His first action was to lay off 75% of the workforce, equivalent to a reduction of 3,700 staff, especially those responsible for censorship enforcement and pro-leftism.
Musk has since been embroiled in controversies, including accusations of hypocrisy following the banning of journalists’ Twitter accounts. Musk justified the move, saying the reporters violated Twitter policy by doxxing his real-time location and threatening his personal safety.
The latest controversy is a policy change prohibiting the linking of third-party social media platforms. Musk’s mother, Maye, chimed in, saying it made sense not to promote rival companies.
Musk said he was looking for a candidate who could “keep Twitter alive”.
“The question isn’t finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive.”
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