Elon Musk intends to charge users $8 a month in order to maintain their Twitter blue check status.
After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. mocked his proposal to charge $8 per month for Twitter users to acquire a verified blue check mark, Elon Musk responded on Wednesday.
After Musk announced the changes, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "Lmao at a billionaire honestly attempting to sell people on the concept that 'free expression' is actually an $8/mo membership plan."
Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that “free speech” is actually a $8/mo subscription plan
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 2, 2022
She tweeted @ Musk, who replied, "Your opinion is appreciated, now pay $8."
Musk called Twitter's "lords & peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark" "bulls—t" earlier in the day.
His final tweet read: "People power, indeed! $8/month for Blue."
Later on Wednesday, he called attention to a sweater from Ocasio-website Cortez's that cost about $60.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022
She tweeted @ Musk, who replied, "Your opinion is appreciated, now pay $8."
Musk called Twitter's "lords & peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark" "bulls—t" earlier in the day.
His final tweet read: "People power, indeed! $8/month for Blue."
Later on Wednesday, he called attention to a sweater from Ocasio-website Cortez's that cost about $60.
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He made fun of detractors who believed that $8 a month was an impossible hill to climb in a subsequent tweet. The tweet seemed to be directed at those who would spend money on an expensive Frappuccino but couldn't afford to pay $8 a month to be verified.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022
Even though Musk agreed to purchase Twitter for $44 billion in April, the transaction wasn't finalized until late Thursday night after attempts by Musk to back out resulted in a prolonged court battle with the firm.
In a court document made available to the public on Monday, Musk's attorneys said they are now requesting that the Delaware Chancery Court dismiss the lawsuit. If the two parties didn't reach a settlement by the end of last week, the case would have gone to trial this month.