>Are people in prominent positions not allowed to have opinions or interests outside of their job? They can always share opinions anonymously. I don't know you

>Are people in prominent positions not allowed to have opinions or interests outside of their job? They can always share opinions anonymously. I don't know you who are: for all I know you could be the president of the US. If you're seen as a figurehead of a company/organisation/movement etc, it makes sense to limit what opinions you say under your real name. As the article says, it can be a distraction from the organisation's purpose. Musk is a good example: I work in a company that has links to SpaceX, and when Musk dives off the deep end on Twitter every conversation about SpaceX eventually leads to a discussion about him.