Stephen King trades with Elon Musk for a "blue tick" on Twitter - already knocked the price of a Twitter Blue subscription from $20 to $8 a month

American writer Stephen King did not like the idea of Elon Musk to verify only the Twitter accounts whose owners have paid a subscription to Twitter Blue.

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A day before the publication The Verge reported that the "blue tick" on Twitter will now be paid and will be available only to owners of Twitter Blue subscription. Moreover, its cost will grow from $5 to $20 per month.

Stephen King didn't like this innovation. He suggested that Twitter should pay him, not vice versa. The King of Horrors also added that in case of such "innovation" he will go bankrupt.

Later, Elon Musk appeared in the comments under the publication of the American writer. The new owner of the social network wrote that Twitter has to pay the bills and can't rely entirely on advertisers. The billionaire also offered $8 for a subscription instead of $20.

In addition, Elon Musk promises to make a detailed argument for the need for Twitter Blue to increase the cost. So far, the head of Twitter has limited himself to stating that this is the only way to fight against trolls and bots.

Source: @elonmusk