Elon Musk Responds Brilliantly to AOC’s Wild Misunderstanding of Free Speech – He Wants Her to Pay
New Twitter CEO Elon Musk had a little joust on the platform with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on Wednesday over his plans to institute an $8 per month charge for Twitter Blue and the blue check denoting…
New 🐦Twitter CEO 👤Elon Musk had a little joust on the platform with Rep. 👤Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on Wednesday over his plans to institute an $8 per month charge for 🐦Twitter Blue and the blue check denoting certified status.
“Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that ‘🗣️Free Speech’ is actually a $8/mo subscription plan,” the congresswoman tweeted.
Musk replied, “Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8.”
The self-described “Chief Twit” elaborated that for the $8 monthly fee, the user gets “Priority in replies, mentions & search, which is essential to defeat spam/scam – Ability to post long video & audio – Half as many ads.”
The price will be adjusted by country.
Musk further explained that there will be a secondary tag below the blue check to signify someone is a public figure.
Looks like a classic business negotiation strategy: Come in high, when you really have a lower figure in mind.
In April, when Musk and Twitter reached an agreement for him to buy the platform, AOC tweeted, “Tired of having to collectively stress about what explosion of hate crimes is happening bc some billionaire with an ego problem unilaterally controls a massive communication platform and skews it because Tucker Carlson or Peter Thiel took him to dinner and made him feel special.”
Musk responded, “Stop hitting on me, I’m really shy.”
