Musk stated that he talked with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday and "cleared up the misunderstanding" that drove him to declare war on the App Store of the iPhone manufacturer.

Musk tweeted, "Among other things, we clarified the misunderstanding on Twitter's prospective removal from the App Store."

Tim made it plain that Apple never considered taking such a step.

Musk also posted a video of "Apple's magnificent headquarters" in Cupertino, California, along with a note that he had a "nice talk" with Cook.

Apple did not respond to AFP's comment inquiries.

This week, the world's richest individual attacked the world's most valuable corporation over fees and rules at the App Store, claiming that Apple threatened to remove his freshly bought social media platform.

The billionaire CEO tweeted that Apple "threatened to exclude Twitter from its App Store, but refuses to explain why."

Apple, which has not published a public remark on the matter, normally informs developers if Program Store standards require app modifications.

According to analysts cited by AFP, the dispute may have been about money, with Musk displeased that the App Store takes a percentage on transactions such as subscriptions.

Musk has delayed the introduction of the Twitter Blue membership tier that was designed to charge users for privileges like account verification checkmarks.

The former head of safety and security Yoel Roth referred to Blue as a "disaster" after impersonators paid for check marks to appear real following the launch of Blue in early November.

Apple and Google require social networking sites featured in their app stores to have efficient content moderation systems.

Musk has eliminated around half of Twitter's workers since he took over the company a month ago, including many employees tasked with combating disinformation. In contrast, an unknown number of others have departed.

In addition, he has reinstated previously banned accounts, including former president Donald Trump's.

Musk, who has defined his actions as a "revolution against online censorship in America," describes himself as a "free speech absolutist" and believes that all content permitted by law should be allowed on Twitter.