evidence: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says her Twitter was 'bricked' after criticising Elon Musk over verification payment US Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has raised concerns about troubles with her Twitter account after trading barbs with the platform's new boss Elon Musk about the introduction of a monthly fee for verification of users. [...] Earlier this morning Ms Ocasio-Cortez asked Mr Musk on Twitter why users should pay "just for their app to get bricked when they say something you don’t like", and added that it did not "seem very free speechy".