Doja Cat's X Demand
Doja Cat Demands Audio Posts Return to X, Insults Elon Musk Amidst Platform Changes
Doja Cat posted on X asking Elon Musk to bring back the platform’s “audio post” feature, which allowed users to publish audio messages publicly. In the same messages, she added biting insults about his appearance, then followed up with another request that reiterated the plea while saying she “wasn’t trying to be mean.” Multiple reports say the public audio posting option disappeared in early 2025, though voice notes remain available through direct messages. Musk has not publicly replied or engaged with her posts so far, and outlets suggest she’s unlikely to get the feature reinstated. The exchange also fits a pattern of high-profile clashes between musicians and Musk on the platform, with earlier public spats cited in the coverage. Some stories add broader context about Musk’s past changes to X and regulatory trouble, underscoring that the product decisions are still largely under his control.
Key Points
Doja Cat’s request appears tied to a specific “audio tweet” format that previously allowed users to post audio messages “up to 140 seconds long,” which “then disappeared,” according to one report.
The dispute also builds on a prior, unrelated clash: in November 2022, Doja Cat said she was stuck with the display name “Christmas” after changing it before Musk’s new Twitter Blue subscription rules kicked in; she said the $8 monthly plan “locked her out” of changing her name without paying.
Context on Musk’s stewardship of X includes that, after closing the deal in October 2022, he “swiftly removed the site’s senior executive team,” and the same report claims that in his first year monthly users fell by about 15% while ad revenue dropped 54%.
Regulatory trouble was quantified in at least one account: in early May, Musk paid a “$1.5 million civil penalty” to settle an SEC lawsuit alleging he failed to disclose the Twitter stock he was amassing ahead of the X purchase.
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