Elon Musk's Response On Twitter Fee Plan To Stephen King

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Bestselling author Stephen King's tweet over the anticipated fee for a verified badge drew a response from Elon Musk.

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Mr King tweeted that he would be "gone like Enron" if Twitter made him pay $20 to keep his blue checkmark.

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When a reader told Mr King he could afford the fee, the author replied, "It ain't the money, it's the principle of the thing."

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Mr Musk responded: "We need to pay the bills somehow! How about $8?"

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Mr Musk termed it the "only way to defeat the bots & trolls".

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The Tesla and SpaceX CEO took control of Twitter on October 27 after months of legal wrangling.

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On Nov 5, Twitter rolled out the $8 verification service that Elon Musk had announced just days ago.

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The update is available only on iPhones in some regions.

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