Elon Musk Asks Followers if Twitter Needs Name Change: ‘Delete the W?’

Tesla and SpaceX Founder Elon Musk has been tweeting a lot about Twitter after his recent appointment to the tech company’s board of directors.
During the early hours of Sunday morning, he was at it again – this time jokingly asking his followers if Twitter should adjust its name. “Delete the w in Twitter?” Musk asked in a poll that received over one million votes in just seven hours. The options for voters were “Yes” and “Of course.”
Delete the w in twitter?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2022
Last Thursday, The Daily Wire reported that some Twitter employees are getting nervous about Musk’s new influence over the company, according to Reuters. “News of Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk taking a board seat at Twitter has some Twitter employees panicking over the future of the social media firm’s ability to moderate content, company insiders told Reuters,” the outlet reported.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced Musk’s appointment to the board of directors last Tuesday, tweeting, “I’m excited to share that we’re appointing @elonmusk to our board! Through conversations with Elon in recent weeks, it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our Board. He’s both a passionate believer and intense critic of the service which is exactly what we need on @Twitter, and in the boardroom, to make us stronger in the long-term. Welcome Elon!”