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Billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have bizarrely agreed to engage in a cage fight in an exchange on Twitter.
Elon expressed his willingness to participate in a cage fight with Mark through an exchange on Twitter whereby the Tesla mogul said he was "up for a cage fight".
In response, Mr Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, shared a screenshot of Mr Musk's tweet, accompanied by the caption "send me location."
Elon then replied to Mr Zuckerberg's comment, suggesting "Vegas Octagon" as the venue for their clash.
The Octagon refers to the enclosed area used for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) matches, which takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Mark Zuckerberg has already been training in mixed martial arts (MMA) and has recently won jiu-jitsu tournaments. (AFP via Getty Images)A spokesperson from Meta ssaid "the story speaks for itself," when approached by the BBC.
Elon,who will soon celebrate his 52nd birthday, humorously tweeted about his fighting style, mentioning a move called "The Walrus" where he simply lies on top of his opponent without taking any action.
He also shared, "I rarely exercise, except when playing with my kids and tossing them in the air."
Meanwhile, Mark, 39, has already been training in mixed martial arts (MMA) and has recently achieved success in jiu-jitsu tournaments.
The exchanges between the duo has gone viral, igniting debates among social media users regarding the potential outcome of the match.
Furthermore, numerous users have shared memes featuring mock posters advertising the fight.
"Mark Zuckerberg has accepted Elon Musk’s challenge to a cage fight. If $100k was on the line, who's side are you choosing to win?" one person tweeted, alongside an anime-inspired cartoon of the pair in a battle.
Musk's unpredictable management style since he bought Twitter for $44 billion last October has included some bizarre tweets of his own on the platform.
"Have I shot myself in the foot with tweets multiple times? Yes,” Musk said in an interview with the BBC in April. "I think I should not tweet after 3am."
Mr Musk took control of Twitter in October, after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty. The CEO of Tesla, who also owns SpaceX, bought Twitter for 44 billion dollars (£35.5 billion). (AFP via Getty Images)It comes as Australia’s online safety watchdog has issued a legal notice to Twitter demanding an explanation of what the social media giant is doing to tackle a surge in online hate since Mr Musk bought the platform.
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Australia’s eSafety Commission describes itself as the world’s first government agency dedicated to keeping people safer online.
The agency said on Thursday that it received more complaints about online hate on Twitter in the past 12 months than any other platform and had received an increasing number of reports of serious online abuse since Mr Musk took over the company in October.
Twitter’s global workforce had been slashed under Mr Musk, from 8,000 employees to 1,500, with trust and safety teams shed.