WashingtonTesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk has taken a jibe at his critics over the criticism Twitter received after the acquisition of the micro-blogging platform. “I love when people complain on Twitter… on Twitter,” Musk wrote on his official Twitter handle on Thursday, along with a laughing emoji. Since completing the Twitter deal, the world’s richest man has made a flurry of decisions affecting the functioning of the social media giant, which has millions of active users daily.
I love when people complain about Twitter… on Twitter – Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 10 November 2022
Talking about these decisions on Wednesday, Musk announced in a tweet that the social media giant will do a lot of silly things on a trial-and-error basis in the coming months. He tweeted, “Please note that Twitter will do a lot of silly things in the coming months. We will keep what works and change what we don’t.”
The biggest change that Twitter is seeing is the addition of the new USD 7.99 per month Blue subscription. However, Musk’s decision to introduce the blue tick fee did not go down well with many. Even some advertisers dragged their feet back from the site.
In addition, a second verification label has been introduced to limit confusion between legitimate accounts and those paying for their blue ticks. Verified accounts will now come with an “official” label below their username, complete with a gray verification checkmark.
In India, before the roll-out of blue tick subscriptions, the “official” label was seen on the Twitter handles of various Indian government organizations. However, the newly introduced feature was stopped soon after it was launched and has appeared on various user profiles.
In response to a tweet by Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee about the ‘official’ badge, Musk said, “I just killed it.” In addition to the “blue tick fee”, Musk is also receiving a lot of hate on Twitter for laying off employees.
Defending his decision to lay off employees, Musk said in a tweet that it was needed because Twitter was losing “over USD 4 million per day”. In addition, celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg and Gigi Hadid left Twitter in the days following its acquisition.
Meanwhile, Musk’s net worth has plunged below $200 billion as investors dumped Tesla shares over fears that the world’s most valuable electric-automaker’s top executive and largest shareholder is over-engaged with Twitter. are, Reuters reported on Wednesday.