- Following the takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez fought this week.
- Musk advised Mark Ruffalo, actor, not to believe every word of the lawmaker after he became involved.
- Musk was accused by Ocasio Cortez of tampering with her account because he said something that he did not like.
Elon Musk, the Tesla billionaire, tweeted Saturday at Mark Ruffalo to tell him not to believe anything Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez said. It was the end of a week of conflict between Ocasio Cortez and Twitter’s new owner.
Ocasio-Cortez is a New York Democrat who criticized Musk after he stated that he would start charging Twitter users $8 per month for verification and other special features.
She said that Lmao at a billionaire is trying earnestly to convince people that “free speech” is actually an $8/mo subscription plan. TweetThis prompts a short AnswerMusk: “Your feedback appreciated, now pay $8.”
Musk and the feud continued, as Musk also shared a screenshotOcasio-Cortez’s campaign merchandise with a $58 pricetag for a sweatshirt circled. She RespondedMusk was called a “union buster” by Musk, claiming that her workers were unionized.
Ocasio Cortez later claimed that she was Her Twitter account is “conveniently not working”Following the exchanges avec Musk. You can read the full article here. TweetShe accused Musk of blocking the account because he disagreed with her opinion and of questioning his commitment to free speech.
Mark Ruffalo participated on Friday. RetweetOcasio Cortez begging Musk to stop tweeting: “Elon. Please—for the love of decency—get off Twitter, hand the keys over to someone who does this as an actual job, and get on with running Tesla and SpaceX. You are destroying your credibility. It is not a good image.
Musk replied to Ocasio Cortez on Thursday: “Hot Take: Not everything AOC claims is accurate.”
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2022
Ruffalo, a former activist, has advocated for many liberal causes over the years. Tweet back: “Maybe so.”
“That’s why having robust filters for dis/misinformation & credible verified users has been a popular feature for people & advertisers alike. These safeguards are necessary to ensure that the information is accurate. Otherwise, the app will lose credibility. People leave,” he stated.
Musk and Ocasio-Cortez are frequent guests Combinationsin the past, including on unionization and free speech. Others have expressed concerns about changes to content moderation, and they opposed plans to charge $8 per Month for the Twitter Blue subscription. Rolling out as of Saturday.
Musk spoke earlier in the week. Steven King, author. We exchanged tweetsHe slammed the initial suggestion that the subscription cost be $20 per month. Others, such as Shonda Rhimes, producer, and Sara Bareilles, have also announced that they are. Leave the appMusk’s takeover was completed shortly thereafter.
Insider asked for comment from Ocasio-Cortez, but a representative did not respond immediately.
