Mark Cuban tells Elon Musk that Twitter's new paid-for verified accounts are annoying him

• Mark Cuban told Elon Musk that Twitter's new paid-for verified accounts were annoying him.
• He told Twitter's new owner that he spent "too much time" muting newly verified accounts.

Mark Cuban has told Elon Musk that Twitter's new paid-for verified accounts were annoying him.

The Dallas Maverick owner and billionaire entrepreneur told the social media platform's new owner in a tweet: "From one entrepreneur to another, for when you have your customer service hat on. I just spent too much time muting all the newly purchased checkmark accts in an attempt to make my verified mentions useful again. Hope this helps."

Musk responded: "It's working for me. That said, we can definitely make the verified mentions tab more usable."

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Cuban previously celebrated the billionaire's acquisition and said he was "looking forward" to the Musk era on Twitter, describing him as a "ready, fire, aim entrepreneur."

After Musk took over on October 27, he set out plans to launch a subscription service costing $8 a month to give users a blue checkmark, the ability to post longer videos, priority for their posts and see fewer ads. Cuban supported the plan and tweet-quoted Musk saying: "Your business. Your decision."

The plan came under fire from celebrities and politicians including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

That has not stopped the Tesla and SpaceX CEO from doubling down on his plans to charge Twitter users who want to remain verified.

But on a call on Twitter Spaces called Elon Q&A: Advertising & the Future on Wednesday, Musk said "maybe this is a dumb decision, but we'll see."