{"id":20289,"date":"2022-12-01T18:39:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/01\/musk-said-apple-never-considered-removing-twitter-days-after-claiming-otherwise\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T18:39:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:39:49","slug":"musk-said-apple-never-considered-removing-twitter-days-after-claiming-otherwise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/01\/musk-said-apple-never-considered-removing-twitter-days-after-claiming-otherwise\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk said Apple ‘never considered’ removing Twitter days after claiming otherwise"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted that Apple \u201cnever considered\u201d removing Twitter from the App Store following a conversation with CEO Tim Cook. The conversation came on the heels of a tweetstorm from Musk<\/a> accusing Apple of hating free speech, censorship, and of threatening to remove Twitter from the App Store.<\/p>\n

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Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store. Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Musk kicked off what many thought would be a larger feud with Apple on Monday. It started with a tweet accusing Apple of reducing ad spending on Twitter (something many brands are doing thanks to Musk\u2019s chaotic leadership<\/a>, but Musk seems convinced activists are to blame<\/a>). Notably, some reports indicate Apple actually increased ad spending on Twitter<\/a>, contrary to Musk\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n

Along with the tweet about Apple cutting ad spending, Musk tweeted a poll asking whether Apple should \u201cpublish all censorship actions it has taken\u201d and later posted about Apple\u2019s 30 percent App Store fee. Musk also tweeted and then deleted a meme about going to war with Apple over that 30 percent fee.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, Musk thanked Cook for \u201ctaking [him] around Apple\u2019s beautiful HQ,\u201d in a tweet with a short video clip showing off the Apple campus. Musk followed that up with another post saying<\/a> he had a \u201cgood conversation\u201d with Cook and that they resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter\u2019s removal from the App Store, \u201camong other things.\u201d<\/p>\n

So far, it remains unclear what \u201cother things\u201d the pair discussed and whether that included Apple\u2019s 30 percent App Store fee. Some expected it would be only a matter of time before Musk took issue with the fee. As Twitter loses advertising revenue, Musk seems increasingly intent on making a profit through Twitter Blue subscriptions, but those may be subject to Apple\u2019s 30 percent cut if offered through in-app purchases via the App Store. Interestingly, recent reporting suggests Twitter delayed the upcoming relaunch of Blue so they could avoid the 30 percent fee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out all of MobileSyrup\u2019s <\/em>reporting on Musk\u2019s Twitter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Header image credit: Shutterstock<\/a> (with modifications)<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: @elonmusk\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n