Twitter names Elon Musk to board, further lifting shares Musk has not articulated what he wants to do as a new board member but he has telegraphed his intentions with his Twitter activity: A week before Musk disclosed a 9.1% stake in Twitter, he polled his 80 million followers on whether the site adhered to the principle of free speech, and the majority voted no. The employees, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution, point to Musk's history of using Twitter to attack critics. In 2018, Musk came under fire for accusing a British diver who had helped rescue children trapped in a cave in Thailand of being a pedophile.