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So we just need Stephen King to chime in again?

Edit for context: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587312517679878144

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Idk. Context?

https://twitter.com/stephenking/status/1587042605627490304 and subsequently https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587312517679878144

There's a blue check by his name now, so...

So... nothing?

If you click on his checkmark it tells you that he's a legacy verified account and does NOT pay for Twitter Blue.

Sorry, I guess I thought Musk had already removed legacy checks. The whole thing seems a little silly. King obviously doesn't need Twitter, but I'm sure he receives more value out of Twitter than $8/mo even so (or whatever they're charging now).

I'm sure Twitter gets more value out of King than $8/month.

Seems like and interesting research problem. Too bad the researchers won’t be able to afford the API access cost to research things like this ;)

I'm sure they do, but wasn't that also a part of Twitter Blue, a revenue share, or have they not followed through with that either?

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/3/23623927/twitter-blue-ad-r...

But accounts like his are what _drives_ people to Twitter. I already left months ago, but I'd definitely be leaving if the company that profits off of me wants to charge me for the privilege.

Twitter sells user eyeballs to advertisers. The user’s are there to look at posts from people like King.

I’m sure pre-Musk Twitter got far more than $8/mo out of King posting on the site.

...we don't know what that means.

Hilarious to see a half-billionaire complain about 20 bucks a month.

He isn't complaining about the 20 bucks but the subscription as such.

Twitter needs celebreties more than celebreties need a blue check mark

He knows he’s worth more than that to Twitter.

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