- Elon Musk and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez feuded this week following his takeover of Twitter.
- After actor Mark Ruffalo received concerned, Musk informed him to not consider every thing the lawmaker says.
- Ocasio-Cortez had accused Musk of messing together with her account for saying one thing he did not like.
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday tweeted at actor Mark Ruffalo to not consider every thing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says, capping off every week of battle between the congresswoman and Twitter’s new proprietor.
Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, criticized Musk on Wednesday after he stated he deliberate to begin charging Twitter customers $8 a month to be verified and for different particular options.
“Lmao at a billionaire earnestly making an attempt to promote folks on the concept that ‘free speech’ is definitely a $8/mo subscription plan,” she tweeted, prompting a short reply from Musk: “Your suggestions is appreciated, now pay $8.”
The feud continued as Musk shared a screenshot of Ocasio-Cortez’s marketing campaign merch with a $58 price ticket for a sweatshirt circled. She responded by saying her employees are unionized, calling Musk a “union buster with an ego downside.”
Ocasio-Cortez later stated she was “conveniently” having issues together with her Twitter account following the exchanges with Musk. In a tweet, she accused Musk of blocking her account for saying one thing he did not like and questioning his acknowledged dedication to free speech.
Mark Ruffalo received concerned on Friday, retweeting Ocasio-Cortez and begging Musk to depart Twitter: “Elon. Please—for the love of decency—get off Twitter, hand the keys over to somebody who does this as an precise job, and get on with operating Tesla and SpaceX. You might be destroying your credibility. It is simply not look.”
Musk responded on Thursday, turning once more to Ocasio-Cortez: “Sizzling take: not every thing AOC says is correct.”
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2022
Ruffalo, who can also be an activist and has advocated for quite a few liberal causes over time, tweeted again: “Perhaps so.”
“That is why having strong filters for dis/misinformation & credible verified customers has been a well-liked characteristic for folks & advertisers alike. We want these safeguards to verify it is correct info, or the app loses credibility, as do you. And other people depart,” he stated.
Musk and Ocasio-Cortez have often clashed prior to now, together with over unionization and free speech. However different public figures have additionally expressed issues over potential adjustments to content material moderation and spoken out in opposition to plans to cost $8 monthly for the up to date Twitter Blue subscription, which was already rolling out as of Saturday.
Earlier within the week, Musk exchanged tweets with creator Steven King, who bashed an preliminary suggestion for the subscription value to be $20 a month. Different celebrities, together with producer Shonda Rhimes and singer Sara Bareilles, introduced they had been leaving the app shortly after Musk’s takeover final week.
A consultant for Ocasio-Cortez didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for remark.
