US politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused Elon Musk of disrupting her Twitter account following a tiff between the two on the social media platform. Elon Musk has been receiving quite some backlash over his decision to charge $8 (approximately ₹600) per month for a subscription fee for account verification. The congresswoman called out Twitter CEO in a series of tweets. However, following her argument with Musk on the social media platform, she said that her Twitter “mentions and notifications conveniently” stopped working on Thursday after she “seems to have gotten under a certain billionaire’s skin.”
Also my twitter mentions/notifications conveniently aren’t working tonight, so I was informed via text that I seem to have gotten under a certain billionaire’s skin 😂
Just a reminder that money will never by your way out of insecurity, folks.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 3, 2022
In a separate tweet, she wrote, “One guy’s business plan for a $44 billion over-leveraged purchase is apparently to run around and individually ask people for $8. Remember that next time you question yourself or your qualifications.”
One guy’s business plan for a $44 billion over-leveraged purchase is apparently to run around and individually ask people for $8.
Remember that next time you question yourself or your qualifications.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 3, 2022
Musk defended himself by sharing a screenshot of a sweatshirt on AOC’s website that costs $58. To which AOC responded that she is proud of it and will always be. She further added, her “workers are union, making a living wage, have full healthcare, and aren’t subject to racist treatment in their workplaces. Items are made in USA.”
Proud of this and always will be.
My workers are union, make a living wage, have full healthcare, and aren’t subject to racist treatment in their workplaces. Items are made in USA.
Team AOC honors and respects working people. You should try it sometime instead of union-busting. https://t.co/TCOh3IHXlF
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 3, 2022
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had called out Musk for his subscription plan, he had replied, “Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8.”
Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022
Meanwhile, the founder of Tesla has also shared a bunch of memes in his tweets. Highlighting the ongoing criticism over his decision to start the subscription fee. In one of his previous tweets, Musk mentioned that the price will be adjusted by “country proportionate to purchasing power parity”. The benefits of the subscription include getting priority in replies, mentions and searches. They will also be able to post longer videos and audios, and will have to deal with half as many ads. However, being able to buy blue ticks has raised some security concerns among social media users.
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