{"id":1720207,"date":"2022-11-01T14:18:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T18:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1720207"},"modified":"2022-11-01T14:48:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T18:48:15","slug":"elon-musk-starts-and-apparently-finishes-blue-check-fee-negotiations-with-stephen-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-starts-and-apparently-finishes-blue-check-fee-negotiations-with-stephen-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Starts \u2014 And Apparently Finishes \u2014 Blue-Check Fee Negotiations With Stephen King"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-starts-and-apparently-finishes-blue-check-fee-negotiations-with-stephen-king%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1720207&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Billionaire entrepreneur and \u201cChief Twit\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/hillary-clinton-blames-republicans-for-paul-pelosi-attack-elon-musk-has-other-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> took a moment early on Tuesday to begin negotiations on a potential blue-check fee with horror author Stephen King.<\/p>\n<p>King began the conversation on Monday with his reaction to a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-elon-musk-to-start-charging-users-high-monthly-fee-for-verification-report-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> suggesting that Musk planned to monetize Twitter\u2019s verification badges \u2014 to the tune of $20 monthly for anyone who wanted to keep the little blue check mark \u2014 and he made it clear that he was not the least bit interested in ponying up the dough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c$20 a month to keep my blue check? F*** that, they should pay me. If that gets instituted, I\u2019m gone like Enron,\u201d King tweeted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">$20 a month to keep my blue check? Fuck that, they should pay me. If that gets instituted, I\u2019m gone like Enron.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen King (@StephenKing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenKing\/status\/1587042605627490304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">$20 a month to keep my blue check? Fuck that, they should pay me. If that gets instituted, I\u2019m gone like Enron.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephen King (@StephenKing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenKing\/status\/1587042605627490304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Responding to someone who called him \u201ccheap,\u201d King added, \u201cIt ain\u2019t the money. It\u2019s the principle of the thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It ain&#8217;t the money, it&#8217;s the principle of the thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen King (@StephenKing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenKing\/status\/1587063061067751424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 202<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It ain&#39;t the money, it&#39;s the principle of the thing.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephen King (@StephenKing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenKing\/status\/1587063061067751424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Musk, who has not publicly confirmed reporting from The Verge regarding the blue check fees, appeared to confirm that some fee was being considered \u2014 and could be subject to negotiations \u2014 when he responded to King in a tweet of his own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. How about $8?\u201d Musk suggested.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I will explain the rationale in longer form before this is implemented. It is the only way to defeat the bots &amp; trolls.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587314744754683905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will explain the rationale in longer form before this is implemented. It is the only way to defeat the bots &amp; trolls.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587314744754683905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will explain the rationale in longer form before this is implemented,\u201d Musk continued. \u201cIt is the only way to defeat the bots &amp; trolls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk doubled down on his $8-per-month suggestion a short time later, tweeting, \u201cTwitter\u2019s current lords &amp; peasants system for who has or doesn\u2019t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8\/month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Price adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587499283573530625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Price adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587499283573530625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrice adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will also get: \u2013 Priority in replies, mentions &amp; search, which is essential to defeat spam\/scam \u2013 Ability to post long video &amp; audio \u2013 Half as many ads,\u201d Musk continued.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And paywall bypass for publishers willing to work with us<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587500624098246656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And paywall bypass for publishers willing to work with us<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587500624098246656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd paywall bypass for publishers willing to work with us,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter first launched verified accounts in 2009 in an effort to build trust among users and as a response to celebrities who claimed that people were building fake accounts to impersonate them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/digital\/news\/elon-musk-suggests-8-dollars-per-month-twitter-verification-backlash-1235419369\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Variety, \u201cwas not to generate revenue but to increase trust in the social network by providing a visual signifier that notable account holders, such as celebrities, politicians, companies, entertainment brands, news organizations and other accounts \u2018of public interest\u2019 were the real deal and not impostor or parody accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk has been promising \u2014 since he first hinted at buying the social media platform \u2014 to improve the Twitter user experience, saying that he would \u201cmake Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thus far, however, users are unsure that a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/musk-faces-widespread-backlash-over-his-new-plans-for-twitter-a-terrible-idea-on-so-many-levels\/\">$20 monthly fee<\/a> is the way to go about achieving that end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire entrepreneur and \u201cChief Twit\u201d Elon Musk took a moment early on Tuesday to begin negotiations on a potential blue-check fee with horror author Stephen King. King began the conversation on Monday with his reaction to a report suggesting that Musk planned to monetize Twitter\u2019s verification badges \u2014 to the tune of $20 monthly for &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":1890576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Elon Musk Starts \u2014 And Apparently Finishes \u2014 Blue-Check Fee Negotiations With Stephen King","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1720207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Elon Musk Starts \u2014 And Apparently Finishes \u2014 Blue-Check Fee Negotiations With Stephen King","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1720207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1720207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1720207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1890576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1720207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1720207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1720207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}