The spat between Elon Musk and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY.) is heating up after actor Mark Ruffalo’s involvement. The tech billionaire told Ruffalo on Nov. 5 that “not everything AOC says is accurate.”
Musk earlier this month sparked backlash over a plan to charge $8 per month for a subscription service, dubbed “Twitter Blue,” to keep users’ “blue check” verification badges and to offer other features.
“Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that ‘free speech’ is actually a $8/mo subscription plan,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Nov. 2.
Musk, who had said the initiative would give the social media platform a revenue stream to reward content creators, replied in a brief message, “Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8.”…