Dionne Warwick Wants Words With Elon Musk Over Twitter Changes: 'Not Quite Sure What He's Doing'

Elon Musk just keeps making unnecessary changes to Twitter—which is now actually called X—and Dionne Warwick isn't happy about it.

In an interview with People, the beloved singer and noted Twitter user responded to Musk's recent suggestion that the social media platform will be scrapping the ability to block other users. "I have yet to speak to that young man and I intend to because I am not quite sure what he's doing or if he knows what he's doing," said Warwick, 82, when asked about the plans to remove blocking, a basic safety feature. "So until that happens, I'll reserve my answer to that question."

Last month, Musk casually announced the plans for X—or Twitter if you refuse to acknowledge one of the worst rebrandings in modern history—to "delete" blocking "except for DMs." He wrote that it "makes no sense," and suggested anyone who isn't a fan of the idea just use the mute feature instead. The news was mostly met with negative responses, even from some of Musk's diehards.

It's far from the first major change Musk has made since acquiring the platform in October 2022. There's been an increase in content containing hate speech since his takeover, for one, and Musk has also come under fire for hypocritically championing free speech while suppressing or outright suspending journalists who wrote articles about Twitter under Musk. Perhaps one of the most significant changes, besides the useless rebrand, is that of the verification process, which is now paid for by users if they choose to subscribe.

Warwick, who is not subscribed to the platform's subscription service Twitter Blue or whatever it's called these days, previously said in December that she wants to meet with Musk.

"I know a lot of people have walked away from Twitter. That's prior to knowing exactly what he's going to do. He's new to the game," she told People at the time. "His attitude is freedom of speech, which is mine as well. However, there's a way to do it. That's one of the conversations I'm going to have with him. What is your true intent? I understand your freedom of speech attitude but how are you going to contain it, so it does not get out of hand?" Regardless of the changes, she said at the time she still finds the social media network "fun."

Back in May, Warwick jokingly appointed herself Twitter CEO after Musk announced his plans to step down (he has since hired Linda Yaccarino for the role). Less than two months later, she quipped, "I am resigning from this position. They’ve got too much going on here.”