Stephen King says he'll quit Twitter if Elon Musk makes him pay $20 a month to be verified: 'they should pay me'
reported on Sunday that Musk, who completed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter last week, is planning to charge $20 per month for verified users to keep their blue checkmark that signifies they are the real accounts of celebrities, politicians, journalists, and other public figures."$20 a month to keep my blue check? Fuck that, they should pay me," King said."If that gets instituted, I'm gone like Enron.
The move, which would essentially amount to sending a bill to your high-profile users, would likely boost Twitter's subscription revenue and further diversify it beyond the company's core advertising model. But the change could also drive away some of Twitter's biggest users. The change would also open the door for fake accounts to impersonate journalists, celebrities, and government officials and organizations, which could lead to a surge in misinformation being spread on Twitter. Musk has already criticized strict social-media moderation, painting himself as a"free-speech" advocate. A mix of fewer verification badges and lax moderation guidelines could be a perfect storm of unchecked misinformation and conspiracy theories.
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