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Billionaire businessman Elon Musk will join Twitter's board of directors, an announcement that came just hours after news broke that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO became the social media company's 

"I'm excited to share that we're appointing @elonmusk to our board!" Twitter CEO 

"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!" Agrawal added.

One day earlier, after it became public that Musk had taken a 9% stake in the company, he asked Twitter users if they wanted what a vocal group of them have been seeking for years: the ability to edit their tweets.

The answers, cheekily, were "yse" or "on."

"The consequences of this poll will be important," 

 from last month. "Please vote carefully."

The social media site allows users to post 

, but tweets cannot be edited once they're sent — only deleted.

Musk has become a vocal critic of Twitter's limits on what users can say, suggesting that they 

Business and Economic News

Joe Hernandez

Author

News broke this week that Musk had taken a 9 percent stake in the company, becoming its single largest shareholder. Musk polled users on whether they want the ability to edit their tweets.

A man sits on a stage during a conference interview.

Elon Musk will join Twitter's board. Will users finally get an edit button?

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