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Piers Morgan has lashed out at author Stephen King following his complaints over Elon Musk introducing a subscription fee for verified users to keep their blue tick status on the site.
The Uncensored host took to Twitter on Thursday and quote tweeted one of King’s recent tweets on the matter, where the best-selling writer mused: ‘Musk makes me think of Tom Sawyer, who is given the job of whitewashing a fence as punishment. Tom cons his friends into doing the chore for him, and getting them to pay for the privilege.’
‘That’s what Musk wants to do with Twitter. No, no, no,’ he added.
Tesla owner Musk’s recent £38billion takeover of Twitter has grabbed headlines already, with one of the main controversies being the billionaire CEO’s plan to make blue tick verification – which has previously only been for public figures, celebrities, journalists and large organisations – available to everyone, providing they pay the $8 fee.