Stephen King, Kara Swisher, Hank Green And A Whole Lot Of People Are Mad At Elon Musk's Paid 'Blue Ticks' Plan

Twitter Inc.'s new CEO Elon Musk's plans to monetize blue badges have left many people fuming.

What Happened: Musk is reportedly planning to make verification a part of Twitter Blue and increase the service cost to $20 per month. Users who won't pay might have to give up on the blue tick mark. 

The internet is not happy about it.

Author Stephen King was one of those who expressed disappointment over the anticipated fee.

Some users are concerned that the new verification approach could be a disinformation nightmare.

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