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title: "Elon Musk will not join Twitter board of directors, company says"
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date: 2022-04-11
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# Elon Musk will not join Twitter board of directors, company says

Elon Musk will not join Twitter’s board of directors as planned, the company’s CEO announced in a tweet Sunday night. 

Twitter had [announced](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3259263-twitter-to-appoint-elon-musk-to-board-of-directors/) on Tuesday that Musk would join the board, but those plans apparently fell apart before the appointment could become official.

https://twitter.com/paraga/status/1513354622466867201

“The Board and I had many discussions about Elon joining the board, and with Elon directly,” Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said in a memo sent to employees that he posted to Twitter.

He said the appointment was set to be confirmed on Saturday, following a background check.

“Elon’s appointment to the board was set to become effective 4/9, but Elon shared that same morning that he will no longer be joining the board. I believe this is for the best,” Agrawal added, without providing further reasoning for the decision. (The Hill )

Agrawal also noted that the Tesla CEO is Twitter’s “biggest shareholder and we will remain open to his input.”

Earlier on Sunday, Musk tweeted his [suggested changes](https://thehill.com/news/3263610-elon-musk-shares-suggestions-for-twitter-blue-changes/) for Twitter Blue, the social media giant’s paid service. 

Last week, Twitter announced that it was testing [a possible edit feature](https://thehill.com/news/3259974-twitter-to-test-an-edit-button/). Ahead of that announcement, Musk polled his followers on the site to ask, “Do you want an edit button?”

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1512966135423066116

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