India, July 10 -- Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday hailed his social media platform X (formerly Twitter), portraying it as an ideal platform for product announcements, especially when they are made directly by top executives such as company CEOs.

In a post on X, Musk pointed to a post by Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg that had received more than 12 million views, using it as an example of the platform's reach and engagement.

"X is a great platform for product announcements, especially if done by the CEO directly. Way more interesting to the public than generic press releases," he wrote in the post.

"This post by Mark Zuckerberg already received over 12 million views for free!"

The Meta CEO shared the update on X on Thursda...