Elon Musk is one of those billionaires who love to be in the news for one reason or the other. His funny and somethings weird tweets always receive extensive media coverage. Lately, he has been struggling to run Twitter after he bought it for $44 billion last year.
The haphazard and messy nature of the acquisition has puzzled people across the globe. Recently, a user wrote on the micro-blogging site that he “still can’t believe” Musk actually bought Twitter. The SpaceX founder responded with wit. So let’s find out what he said.
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Elon Musk Gives A Hilarious Reply To A Twitter User
Elon Musk bought Twitter last year for $44 billion after a long and messy legal battle with the company. The nature of the acquisition still puzzles a lot of people because of its haphazardness.
Recently, a verified user named Whole Mars Catalog took to the platform to write, “haha I still can’t believe Elon bought Twitter.” To which, Musk responded: “Me neither.” In a different tweet, he wrote, “Sucks that I had to sell so much Tesla stock to do so (sigh).”
haha I still can’t believe Elon bought Twitter
— Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) February 2, 2023
Ever since the takeover, Musk has done several drastic changes in the company to cut costs. He fired nearly half of the workforce and has stopped paying rent for its office spaces.
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Musk Made His Account Private For A Day
On Thursday, the tech mogul suddenly made his Twitter account private. A day prior, he had announced the reason behind it to his 127 million followers.
“Made my account private until tomorrow morning to test whether you see my private tweets more than my public ones,” he wrote on Twitter before locking his account.
His tweet was in reference to a thread that addressed how making an account private can “vastly improve” its reach. As per a report, user tests showed that private accounts’ views and interactions for tweets were five times higher than public ones. He was recently sued by the Crown Estate for not paying the rent for its London office.
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