"Musk is paying me $5": Twitter goes wild as MrBeast shares a screenshot showing Elon Musk being subscribed to him
YouTube star Jimmy "MrBeast" is once again going viral, this time on Twitter, after he shared a screenshot showing that Elon Musk is subscribed to him on the platform.
The tweet went positively viral, getting over three million views within an hour of being posted. Fans were delighted to see MrBeast joking about Musk paying him $5 per month as a subscriber.
In the tweet, the content creator jokingly called into question the chain of command on Twitter because the CEO of the platform was paying him:
A dedicated revenue stream for content creators and Twitter Blue were among Elon Musk's initial ideas to make the platform profitable. The latter was implemented first but received backlash from many big names, such as LeBron James, who refused to pay a monthly fee for more features on the social media website.
In February 2023, Musk announced that Twitter would be sharing ad revenue with creators in a bid to make the platform more attractive to content creators.
The company has gradually started allowing creators to opt for a subscription-based model on the platform.
This is something that MrBeast talked about when he discussed becoming the new Twitter CEO around the time Elon Musk decided to put up a poll about stepping down from the position.
In a tweet, the YouTuber said that one of the first things he would do to make the platform better was to make changes to facilitate content creation.
Ad revenue and Twitch-like subscription-based models are clearly Elon Musk's attempt at creating a more content-friendly Twitter. The features have already been rolled out in a number of countries around the world. A recent post confirmed that users in Japan, Australia, and a few other countries can apply to get into the program by checking
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