The $8 War of the Blue Checks is heating up. Elon Musk lashed out at Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo in a tweet Saturday after Ruffalo backed Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s claim that paying for Twitter does not promote free speech. Ruffalo joins other celebrities who have balked at forking over the monthly fee for the coveted mark.
Musk and Ruffalo have traded barbs before, but this time, AOC was in the middle. “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 Wednesday.
Musk replied to her: “Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8.” AOC accused Musk of blocking her account the next day. Ruffalo joined the fray by retweeting AOC, writing, “Elon.
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