The conflict between the congresswoman and the new owner of the micro-messaging service came to a head over the weekend.
The Democrat from New York criticized Musk on Wednesday after he said he would charge users $8 a month to be verified on the micro-blogging site.
"Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that 'free speech' is actually a $8/mo subscription plan," she said, prompting a brief reply from Musk.
Musk shared a picture of a sweatshirt with a $58 price tag on it. She called Musk a "union buster with an ego problem."
The exchanges with Musk caused her to have problems with her account. She accused Musk of blocking her account because she said something he didn't like and questioned his commitment to free speech.
The actor got involved on Friday and begged Musk to leave his account. For the love of decency, please get off the internet, hand the keys over to someone who knows what they're doing, and get on with your business. You are making yourself look bad. It's not a good looking thing.
"Hot take: not everything AOC says is true," Musk said.
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2022
He is an activist and has advocated for liberal causes in the past.
It's because of that that robust filters for dis/misinformation have been a popular feature. We need to make sure the app is accurate or it will lose credibility. He said that people left.
Musk and Ocasio-Cortez have clashed in the past. Other public figures have voiced their opposition to the plan to charge $8 per month for the updated Twitter Blue subscription, which was already rolling out as of Saturday.
Steven King bashed an initial suggestion for the subscription cost to be $20 a month. Shonda Rhimes and Sara Bareilles were two of the celebrities who left the app after Musk's takeover.
The representative didn't reply to the request for comment.
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