After Musk was told that Zuckerberg was not joking about the situation, the Twitter owner wrote "If this is for real, I will do it" with two fire emojis.
"When it comes to COVID, you're not allowed to challenge any of these guys that were plastered on your screen for three years. I find that remarkable."
The event commenced with technical difficulties as the owner of Twitter acknowledged that the servers were under strain due to an overwhelming number of individuals seeking to listen.
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."