Twitter chief Elon Musk is facing a barrage of trolls after suggesting people should spend less time on social media.
Musk's stunning advice came after a Twitter user named Rabbit Hole claimed that people in this digital age were becoming increasingly lonely, which has turned into a major issue.
"Anti-social tendencies are making people more lonely. This is a large-scale problem," the Twitter subscriber said. In response, Musk wrote, "Maybe we should spend less time on social media...?".
However, his argument wasn't appreciated by netizens who reminded him that he spent $44 billion to acquire Twitter, one of the most popular social networks in the world.
"You literally want people to tweet more," a user replied sarcastically.
"How much time you spend on social media daily?" another asked.
"Looks like Elon Musk is logging off social media, but don't worry, the tweets will still be blasting off into space," a third declared.
"You just dropped $44 billy on a social media company maybe give it a few years before taking that stance," a fourth opined, as the billionaire recently lost his position as the world's richest man.
After becoming the first man to achieve a net worth of over $200 billion, the 51-year-old business tycoon is currently placed at the No.2 spot behind French luxury goods manufacturer LVMH's chairperson Bernard Arnault with a fortune of $144.4 billion.