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In 2018, a holder of this position was rumored to have sent a rapper his beard hair to create an amulet that would protect him from ISIS. From 2008 to 2010, (-5[1])Medium founder Evan Williams held this position, (15[1])as well as a man who posted an unexpected resignation letter in 2021 that promoted Parag Agrawal to this position. After participants of an online poll voted for a man to (*) relinquish this position, (10[1])Linda Yaccarino took over this position in 2023. After taking this position in 2022, that man walked into a Market Street office with a sink. A controversial $8/month (10[1])fee to be verified was introduced (-5[1])by a person in this position first held by Jack Dorsey. After acquiring the company, Elon Musk held, for 10 points, what leadership position of a popular microblogging social network? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Inc. [accept X Corp. for “Twitter, Inc.”; accept head of Twitter or head of X or leader of Twitter/X; prompt on owner or chairman of Twitter/X]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sai YarlagaddaHonk it Like It's HotMcGill Asian Goodreads Junta30-5
Dylan SteptoeGuelph Neg 4Von Trapped3715
Uday BhardwajMcGill Asian Goodreads JuntaHonk it Like It's Hot7110
Patrick RobinsonPositive AttitudeThe Second Coming of James Wang9910
Peter CorderoCarleton of Not Minnesota FameCarleton of Ottawa Fame105-5
Kevin AndersonCarleton of Ottawa FameCarleton of Not Minnesota Fame13610

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03N8100%13%25%83.00
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y4100%25%50%85.75
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y4100%0%0%88.75
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09N10100%40%0%70.90