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After Billionaire Rival Elon Musk’s Dirty Move Goes Public, Mark Zuckerberg Takes Home Territory Advantage With a One-Word Message for Tesla CEO

Published 07/09/2023, 9:17 AM EDT

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The rivalry between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg is getting fiercer as days go by. All of it started with some verbal shots a few weeks ago. However, things soon turned serious as Musk called the Meta CEO out for an MMA fight.

This call-out caught all eyes in a heartbeat. Moreover, Zuckberg accepted the challenge and the world started seeing this fantasy fight as a true possibility. UFC President Dana White also stepped in to make it a reality. Moreover, several UFC stars like Jon Jones and Eddie Alvarez chose their camps as things between Musk and Zuckerberg grew problematic.

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Fast forward a few weeks, fight rumors between the two tech giants were dampening down. There were no verbal shots from any sides, and fans thought this social media war was over. However, a bold jibe give Zuckerberg on the Twitter owner might have reignited this beef.

Mark Zuckerberg calls out Elon Musk’s questionable antics

As the world knows, this entire controversy started with ‘Threads’. Threads is Meta’s newly launched social media platform that stands as a rival to Musk’s Twitter. Since Musk’s takeover of Twitter, a substantial part of its users was not happy with the drastic changes on this app. Seeing this, Zuckerberg launched his own version of it.

Recently, news of Twitter censoring ‘Threads’ from appearing in the trending section started coming up. According to a Threads user, Meta’s latest app wasn’t on the top 30 US trends. Since the new social media platform is being talked about all over the world, the only probable reason why it is does not appear on Twitter’s trending list is because of censoring, according to some.

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“Seems like Threads is censored from trending, unlikely this is not in the top 30 US trends in the last day. Makes sense, but also shows how hard it is to stick to your principles when it is against your interest”.

Reacting to this news, Zuckerberg replying by writing just one word – “concerning”. What makes this even more interesting is Musk’s strong stance with free speech.

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Did Twitter really censor ‘Threads’ from its trending list? If yes, was Elon Musk behind it? Also, where does this leave the Twitter owner’s credibility of promoting unfiltered free speech on his social media account? Add your views in the comments section below.

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Sushant Sharma

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Sushant Sharma is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports who has a keen understanding of the complex commercial nature of the sport. With a degree in Commerce from a prestigious institute, Sushant has a unique perspective on the multi-million-dollar industry that surrounds the UFC. He is an avid fan of the sport and has been following it closely since 2016.
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Anuj Jacob