Elon Musk Goes After Apple After Tweeting That It Cut Its Advertising on the Platform
Twitter owner Elon Musk is taking aim at tech giant Apple after claiming the company had slashed its advertising on the platform.
“Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter. Do they hate free speech in America?” he tweeted on Monday.
Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter. Do they hate free speech in America?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
He shared a tweet from a publishing company that claimed Apple would not let its apps on the App Store unless it filtered out certain search results.
“Who else has Apple censored?” Musk asked.
Who else has Apple censored? https://t.co/lZculFIkAX
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
Later he tweeted out a poll that stated, “Apple should publish all censorship actions it has taken that affect its customers.”
Respondents were presented with “yes” or “no” for the choices.
Within two hours, nearly 800,000 users had voted and roughly 86% said “yes.”
Apple should publish all censorship actions it has taken that affect its customers
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
Later, Musk claimed Apple had threatened to block Twitter from the App Store but did not provide an explanation.
Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
He also asked if users were aware Apple reportedly charges them “a secret 30% tax on everything you buy through their App Store.”
Did you know Apple puts a secret 30% tax on everything you buy through their App Store? https://t.co/LGkPZ4EYcz
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
The billionaire then tweeted a meme of a car swerving to take an exit.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022
Text on the exit signs read “PAY 30%” or “GO TO WAR” and the car was headed down the latter road.
There was text over the car which read “ELON.”
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