Elon Musk, the head of the social network Twitter, was included in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2023 for the fifth time, but his activities as the company’s CEO were highly negative. This was brought to your attention business insider.
Journalist Kara Swisher called the billionaire “the world’s richest online troll” and pointed out that she bought Twitter late last year. “It’s a shame because so much of what he tried to do in his career was bold and inspiring,” he said.
According to Swisher, under Musk’s leadership, Twitter has “turned into an ongoing tantrum” and the businessman himself “spends most of his time fiddling with a poisoned fiddle while it burns.” The journalist considered Musk’s actions after buying the social network “reverse to progress.”
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX was on the list of the most influential people in the world in 2010, 2013, 2018 and 2021. In 2021, Elon Musk was named Person of the Year by Time.
Earlier, Elon Musk in an interview with BBC reporter James Clayton declarationThe billionaire said the acquisition of social network Twitter for $44 billion was a necessary measure as it was under pressure from a lawsuit.