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Elon Musk shot back at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she criticized his decision to charge verified Twitter users — telling her to “pay” up.
Musk’s comment directed at Ocasio-Cortez was his latest response to a long list of complaints from verified users over Twitter’s new policy to institute an $8 a month fee for those on the social media platform with blue check marks.
“Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that ‘free speech’ is actually a $8/mo subscription plan,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Tuesday night.
“Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8,” Musk retorted in a short, but fiery tweet Wednesday evening.
Twitter’s new “Chief Twit” — whose bio now reads “Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator” — later tweeted a screenshot of a sweatshirt from Ocasio-Cortez’s merchandise line with the price of $58 circled alongside a thinking face emoji.
