On Saturday, February 13, Tesla CEO Elon Musk invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to join him on Clubhouse, the invite-only audio chat app, as was reported by BBC.
On his Twitter page, Elon Musk asked Russian President Vladimir Putin if he was interested in having a conversation on Clubhouse, the up-and-coming social media platform that connects people via audio chat rather than posting status updates or sending direct messages.
Musk tweeted directly to the official Twitter account of the President of Russia, asking: “would like to join me for a conversation on Clubhouse?”
In a follow-up tweet, Musk wrote: "было бы большой честью поговорить с вами", which is translated to "It would be a great honour to talk to you."
The reaction to Musk's tweet was not long-awaited. After only three hours the message was liked by 90 thousand of his subscribers.
Since its launch less than a year ago, Clubhouse, the invitation-only audio chat app has caught the attention of tech industry bigshots like Musk and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. It has even stirred interest by the Chinese government to block it in the country.
The iPhone-only app, once you're in, lets you start or listen into conversations on a whole host of topics, from tech to pro sports, parenting, Black literature, and so on. There are no posts, photos or videos — only people's profile pictures and their voices.
Elon Musk has been keenly interested in Russia’s affairs lately. There is no official reaction from the Kremlin to the invitation of an American billionaire yet.