Musk vs Zuckerberg battle occurring? Twitter boss quips at Colosseum battle

Mark Zuckerberg, the chief govt of Meta, which encompasses a few of the largest social media platforms similar to WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, and Elon Musk, the brand new boss of Twitter, appears to be adamant about extending their tech rivalry to a high-profile bodily encounter, positioning themselves for a possible cage battle. What was initially thought-about banter now seems to grow to be actuality as the 2 tech giants proceed to gasoline the hearth.

The Tesla CEO stirred pleasure and amusement amongst Twitter customers on Friday when he tweeted, “Some chance for a fight in Colosseum.” The cryptic message left netizens questioning, given the not-so-predictable behaviour of the billionaire.

How did the Musk vs Zuckerberg ‘cage fight’ story begin?

Earlier this month, there have been rumours that Zuckerberg, a jiu-jitsu participant, was trying to find a competitor. In response, Musk tweeted that he was keen to take part in a cage battle. The Facebook chief was fast to substantiate his competitors. Zuckerberg shared a screenshot of Musk’s tweet with the caption “send me location”. Since then, each events have strengthened their candidacy by sharing footage of themselves present process coaching for the proposed ‘cage battle’.

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Twitter boss or Facebook chief? Who is a stronger contender?

Elon Musk, who’s over 6 ft tall, has a transparent peak benefit over Mark Zuckerberg, who measures as much as 5 ft 8 inches, in accordance to The Independent. Musk, who’s 52 years outdated, not solely has a peak benefit but in addition weighs extra. Musk lately tweeted a couple of transfer he calls “The Walrus,” the place he merely lies on high of his opponent with out doing something.

However, regardless of Musk’s bodily benefits, Zuckerberg has extra expertise in martial arts. The 39-year-old lately participated in an actual competitors the place he put his jiu-jitsu abilities to the check and gained his first gold and silver medals on the Silicon Valley match.

Twitter vs Meta – this battle is already full-fledged!

Elon Musk has formidable plans for the lately acquired Twitter. He introduced that the social media platform will quickly enable customers to make voice and video calls with out having to share their telephone numbers. This places Twitter in direct competitors with Mark Zuckerberg’s WhatsApp and Instagram.

Both platforms are intently observing one another’s methods and even making counter strikes. Meta lately launched a paid verification service for its customers on Instagram and Facebook. This got here shortly after Twitter began paid verification service, giving the coveted Blue tick, on a subscription price by Twitter Blue. (ALSO READ: Meta rolls out paid verification subscription in India. Will legacy Bluetick go? Zuckerberg says…)