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Elon Musk responded on Friday to a Twitter user who noticed something strange going on with his account.
A fan apparently noted that several of the SpaceX and Tesla founder’s tweets were not loading after a short scroll.
“Hey @elonmusk, twitter is FKING you. Dear everyone, SCROLL down on @elonmusk’s tweets & replies and tell me….. DO THEY STOP LOADING????” the Twitter user said.
“Do @elonmusk’s tweets stop loading after a short scroll for YOU too?” the user noted in a poll that showed that roughly 80 percent of the respondents said they, too, were experiencing similar non-scrolling issues.
2/ Do @elonmusk's tweets stop loading after a short scroll for YOU too?https://t.co/fTZsotxZci
— stevenmarkryan (@stevenmarkryan) May 31, 2022
“The thing that’s fk’d about this is NO TRANSPARENCY. Twitter FKs users without consent (there’s a word for that, isn’t there…?) and doesn’t tell anyone what they’ve done. Users have NO RECOURSE and most never even KNOW they were—or are still BEING—FK’d. Not cool,” the user said.
“Hoping soon after this tweet thread is posted this “bug” is fixed, but I’m not counting on it,” the user added.
5/ Hoping soon after this tweet thread is posted this "bug" is fixed, but I'm not counting on it.
— stevenmarkryan (@stevenmarkryan) May 31, 2022
The warning tweet managed to catch the attention of Musk, who responded: “Very strange indeed!”
Very strange indeed!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 31, 2022
The U.K.’s Daily Mail went on to report that the outlet “confirmed that Musk’s tweets older than 11 hours briefly stopped loading for some users, but the glitch went away on its own after repeatedly refreshing the page for around 30 minutes.”
The New York Post, meanwhile, also reported that it had “confirmed at the time of writing that his feed does not display any replies that are older than 17 hours and the earlier tweets only showed up after adjusting the settings to display only public tweets.”
Musk, who successfully purchased the platform though the deal has yet to be finalized, also took on Joe Biden this week following some snide remarks the president made during a press conference this week.
Specifically, Biden was asked to comment on an announcement from the CEO that he would have to lay off a significant number of Tesla employees because the economy is slowing.
In a message was sent to Tesla staff titled “pause all hiring worldwide,” Reuters reported, adding that in the email, Musk said he had a “super bad feeling” about the economy in general before writing that he was eyeing a 10-percent cut in the electric vehicle maker’s workforce.
Biden responded: “While Elon Musk is talking about that, Ford is increasing their investment, overwhelmingly. I think Ford is increasing the investment in building new electric vehicles. Six thousand employees — union employees, I might add, in the Midwest. The former Chrysler Corporation, they also are making similar investments in electric vehicles. Intel is adding 20,000 new jobs making computer chips,” Biden said before quipping: So, you know, lots of luck on his trip to the moon.”
#BREAKING: President Biden responds to Elon Musk’s “super bad feeling about” the US economy and wants to cut 10% of workforce: “Lots of luck on his trip to the moon.” pic.twitter.com/QEYnPI6hlf
— Forbes (@Forbes) June 3, 2022
However, Musk is going to get the last laugh: On Friday, NASA announced it would be using SpaceX rockets for its next manned missions to return to the moon.
“Thanks Mr. President!” Musk noted in a tweet containing a press release from the U.S. space agency announcing the decision.
Thanks Mr President!https://t.co/dCcTQLsJTp
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 3, 2022
“NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface,” says a press release from the space agency. “At least one of those astronauts will make history as the first woman on the Moon. Another goal of the Artemis program includes landing the first person of color on the lunar surface.
“The agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket will launch four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft for their multi-day journey to lunar orbit. There, two crew members will transfer to the SpaceX human landing system (HLS) for the final leg of their journey to the surface of the Moon. After approximately a week exploring the surface, they will board the lander for their short trip back to orbit where they will return to Orion and their colleagues before heading back to Earth,” it continued, adding that the “milestone-based contract” is worth “$2.89 billion.”
