Trevor Noah and Nando's Share Thoughts on Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue Tick Fee: “America Has Made You Slow”

• Elon Musk has been causing chaos on social media since taking over Twitter a few weeks ago
• The South African-born businessman has been heavily criticised for the major changes he has been making to the microblogging platform, including firing staff and planning to charge all verified accounts
• Comedian Trevor Noah and Nando's responded to Elon's plans with hilarious videos; Nandos said America is making Elon slow

Elon Musk has been hogging headlines for the wrong reasons since he took over Twitter. The businessman has been heavily blasted for the major changes he is planning to make to the company.

A video of a former employee who was fired with a meme via email has been making rounds on social media. The funny meme shows Elon's face and text that reads:

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"Time to leave the nest, you are fired."

According to TimesLIVE, LA-based South African comedian Trevor Noah poked fun at the billionaire for claiming to abolish the "lords and peasants" system on Twitter by introducing a fee for the verified accounts. He said:

"If you’re trying to create equality on Twitter, why charge anyone to be verified? Give it everyone for free or give it to no-one because it doesn’t make sense to offer it as ‘equality’ and then put a price on it."

Nando's also jumped into the mix with a short clip that takes a swipe at the South African-born billionaire, saying America has made him slow.

Terry Pheto: SIU shares more details about the fraud charges against the 'Tsotsi' actress after she denied any involvement

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In more entertainment news, Briefly News previously reported that the Special Investigation Unit has shared more details about Terry Pheto's involvement in the multi-million rand lotto fraud case.

The star charted social media trends after she was named alongside eight others in the fraud allegations relating to funding by the National Lotteries Commission.

According to Eyewitness News, the SIU stated that they traced some of the funds back to the Tsotsi star because some of the money was used to buy a posh property she owns.

Source: Briefly News