WASHINGTON: Billionaires and social media business rivals Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk threw new online jabs at each other Sunday, with the Meta founder declaring the owner of X – formerly known as Twitter – was not treating a proposed charity cage match seriously.
“I think we can all agree Elon isn’t serious and it’s time to move on,” Zuckerberg wrote on his Threads social platform.
“I offered a real date… Elon won’t confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead.”
Musk quickly responded on X, the platform he bought last year that was previously called Twitter.
“Zuck is a chicken,” Musk posted.
The Tesla boss said he would head to Silicon Valley Monday: “Can’t wait to bang on his door tomorrow.”
When an X user suggested Zuckerberg was getting cold feet about the match, Musk referred to a popular US fast food chain known for its chicken offerings.
“He can’t eat at Chick-fil-A because that would be cannibalism,” Musk posted.
The two tech titans have gone back and forth on social media about fighting each other in a much-hyped charity match.
Musk said Friday the fight would take place in Italy, as authorities there confirmed talks about hosting a “great charity event.”
The world’s richest person has a titanium plate holding two vertebrae together but said Friday it is currently “not an issue.”
