Keeping blue ticks on Twitter requires users to pay, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Twitter’s spam problem can only be solved with a subscription model, according to the billionaire entrepreneur.
Musk said the price for keeping the blue check would be adjusted based on purchasing power parity, but the price for keeping the white check was fixed at $20 at the beginning.
Stephen King tweeted that Musk had ‘reduced’ the rate to $8 after a tweet by the celebrated author. Netizens have already expressed thanks to Stephen King for saving some of their money if the subscription model does come into effect, and we won’t even get into how he managed to bargain with Musk.
The announcement of the $8 fee was much discussed by netizens. It was criticized by some, while others warned of massive chaos if it were implemented.
After a month-long battle, Elon Musk has finally taken control of Twitter. In a dramatic entrance, he was holding a sink at Twitter’s headquarters. The microblogging site’s CEO, Parag Agarwal, was fired after Musk took over the company.
