- Elon Musk indicated that he may drop Twitter’s rumored $20 verification fee during an exchange with author Stephen King on Twitter.
- Replying to King’s complaints, Musk Tweeted: “We need to pay the bills somehow! We cannot rely solely on advertisers. How about $8?”
- Musk then alluded to using paid verification to “defeat bots and trolls” before saying he’d elaborate further at a later time.