https://wccftech.com/elon-musk-refuses-to-become-a-member-of-twitter-board-potentially-paving-the-way-for-a-complete-takeover/ > Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), one of the largest social media companies on the planet, is now ripe to become a part of Elon Musk's growing business empire, as per the trend gleaned from the latest developments. > As a refresher, the CEO of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Elon Musk, had commissioned an online poll on the 25th of March, asking respondents to convey their opinion on whether "Twitter rigorously adheres" to the principles of free speech. Over 70 percent of the respondents expressed a negative opinion in that poll. Interestingly, as per a filing with the SEC, Musk had already acquired a 9.2 percent passive stake in Twitter before commissioning his online poll.