Twitter owner Elon Musk said that Apple never considered removing the microblogging platform from its App Store after he "resolved the misunderstanding" with chief executive Tim Cook.
"Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store. Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so," Musk tweeted after he thanked Cook for taking him around "Apple's beautiful HQ".
The meeting comes a day after Musk said that the iPhone maker has threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store after stopping advertising on the platform.
"Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter. Do they hate free speech in America?" Musk tweeted on Tuesday while tagging Apple CEO Tim Cook.
"This is a battle for the future of civilization. If free speech is lost even in America, tyranny is all that lies ahead," Musk said.
'The Twitter Files' on free speech suppression will soon be published on Twitter itself, he said, adding that the public deserves to know what really happened.
Musk also attacked the iPhone maker for taking huge commissions on App Store purchases. "Did you know Apple puts a secret 30% tax on everything you buy through their App Store?" he asked his followers.
The world's richest person had earlier said that he would consider making an "alternative phone" if Twitter gets removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play. "If there is no other choice, I will make an alternative phone," he had said.
Meanwhile, Musk said that Twitter is purging a lot of spam accounts, which may result in a drop in follower count of the platform's users. "Twitter is purging a lot of spam/scam accounts right now, so you may see your follower count drop," he said on Thursday.
In an SEC filing prior to Musk's takeover, Twitter had claimed that spam or fake accounts represented less than 5% of its monetisable daily active users during the quarter ended March 2022.
Musk, however, made it clear that he does not believe the company's lax testing methodologies are adequate so he must conduct his own analysis.
Twitter last month suspended its new verification scheme that allowed anyone to buy a blue check mark for $8. The new subscription plan wiped off billions of dollars from Eli Lilly's market cap after its official Twitter handle was impersonated to spread disinformation.
To crack down on fake verified accounts, Twitter will enable organisations to identify which other Twitter accounts are actually associated with them. "We will enable organizations to manage affiliations," Musk had said, adding that increasing granularity about what "verified" actually means is the right move.
To identify parody accounts, Musk had said that accounts engaged in parody must include "parody" in their name, not just in bio. "To be more precise, accounts doing parody impersonations. Basically, tricking people is not ok."
To identify parody accounts, Musk had said that accounts engaged in parody must include "parody" in their name, not just in bio. "To be more precise, accounts doing parody impersonations. Basically, tricking people is not ok."
