Misunderstanding With Apple On 'Twitter's Removal From App Store' Cleared, Says Elon Musk After Meeting Tim Cook

The Twitter boss also posted a short video clip of Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, thanking Cook for taking him around Apple's "beautiful HQ".

Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store, Musk tweeted.

New Twitter boss and tech billionaire Elon Musk met with Apple CEO Tim Cook and tweeted that a misunderstanding regarding Twitter being removed from Apple App Store has been cleared. This comes within a week of Musk claiming that Apple has stopped most of its advertising on the micro-blogging platform and accused the company of threatening to withdraw the platform from its App Store.

"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," Muck tweeted after meeting with the Apple CEO.

The Twitter boss also posted a short video clip of Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, thanking Cook for taking him around Apple's "beautiful HQ".

Thanks @tim_cook for taking me around Apple’s beautiful HQ pic.twitter.com/xjo4g306gR

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 30, 2022

To recall, earlier this week, in a tweet, the Tesla CEO questioned if the iPhone maker hates free speech saying: "Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter. Do they hate free speech in America?" In a series of tweets, he also claimed that Apple has threatened to remove the platform from its app store. “Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why,” Musk wrote.

Earlier in November, Musk noted that the platform witnessed a "massive" drop in revenue and blamed activist groups for pressuring advertisers. Musk also published a Twitter poll asking users for a “Yes” or “No”. “Apple should publish all censorship actions it has taken that affect its customers,” he tweeted.

The new chief also tweeted a 1984 novel parody video that Fortnite made “calling out Apple's monopoly” and captioned it "Accurate". 

The accusations come after several companies halted spending on Twitter amid concerns about Musk's content moderation plans for the site. General Mills and luxury automaker Audi of America halted advertising since Musk acquired the platform while General Motors said it had temporarily stopped paid advertising on the social media platform, said a report by BBC.

The new chief also went on to target Apple for "censorship" and called out the 30 per cent transaction fee Apple charges large app developers to be listed in its app store.

The accusations once again highlight the differences between Musk and Apple, which along with Google serves as the major gatekeepers for mobile applications. Earlier before acquiring Twitter, the Tesla CEO said that when the car company was struggling, he considered selling it to Apple, but Cook refused to take a meeting with him.