Twitter ‘simply the most interesting place on Internet’, says Elon Musk

Twitter’s new owner billionaire Elon Musk has said that his social media platform is “simply the most interesting place on the Internet”, amidst outrage over his plan to charge a monthly fee of USD 8 per month for Twitter’s blue tick verification. Musk, the world’s richest person, acquired Twitter in a whopping USD 44 billion deal on October 27.

Musk on Wednesday announced that the verification blue tick in front of a user’s name that authenticates the account will be charged eight dollars per month, prompting outrage and disbelief among some longtime users. “Twitter is simply the most interesting place on the Internet. That’s why you’re reading this tweet right now,” Musk tweeted on Wednesday. Earlier he tweeted: “Being attacked by both right and left simultaneously is a good sign” and “you get what you pay for”.