Elon Musk Archive

Musk has claimed, “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter,” and the new CEO called it “a global town square.” Neither has commented on the ban or a wave of bans that shut down many accounts a few weeks ago, and Greenspan told CNBC he hadn’t heard anything from the company since the suspension started Tuesday.

Now, Schiffer says that unless they pay up or work something out, its access could be cut off on June 30th when their contract ends.

Getting paid by Twitter requires three things: You have to pay Twitter for Twitter Blue, the advertiser has to pay Twitter to show the ad, and the person viewing the ad also has to pay for Twitter Blue.

How much can you make? Musk and his new CEO Linda Yaccarino didn’t say. Anyway, here’s a look at the Twitter competitor that’s coming soon from Instagram.

Update 4:45PM ET — And now it’s confirmed, GM and Tesla have a deal to work together on charging too.

Yaccarino’s hiring has helped rid the company of its “high risk” label, and bringing in NBCUniversal’s top ad sales person is another attempt to connect with advertisers.

The Verge’s Alex Heath has confirmed both will start tomorrow.

“Also not sure if it will be possible right off the bat, but I am also a Tesla owner, and it would be pretty rad if I could communicate with my car using just my mind.”