Elon Musk says Apple threatened to remove Twitter from App Store

In a series of tweets, Elon says Apple also has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter

Elon Musk on Monday went on a tear against Apple,Twitter’s top advertiser

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After he said the company threatened to block the social network from its app Store

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Without explanation and mostly had stopped advertising on Twitter

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In the first quarter, Apple was the top advertiser on Twitter

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In the first quarter, Apple was the top advertiser on Twitter

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Spending $48 million on ads on the social network

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According to a document reviewed by The Washington Post that was compiled from internal Twitter data

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Apple’s spending accounted for more than 4 percent of Twitter’s revenue that quarter

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