The dispute between Stephen King and Elon Musk on the blue check of Twitter: «Give it also to Ukrainian non-profits». «In Kiev I donated 100 million, you?»



On the occasion of the return of the blue check on Twitter (but only for "high profile" users) a clash took place between the writer Stephen King and the owner of the social network Elon Musk . King is one of the celebrities who, among the first, announced that he would not pay the eight dollars a month subscription to have the "blue check" of 'verified' account. Last week, Twitter began removing the blue check from anyone who hasn't subscribed. But he decided to leave it to some stars. Including King himself, who has 44 million followers on the social platform. The writer not only did not thank, but wrote a postto convince Musk to treat a nonprofit that helps Ukraine the same way.

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Shortly afterward, Musk replied to King. Reminding him that he donated 100 million dollars to Ukraine. «I think – wrote King – that Mr. Musk should also give the blue check to a charity. He points out Prytula Foundation, which provides vital services in Ukraine. It's only $8, I think Mr. Musk can add another." The reply was this: «I donated one hundred million dollars to Ukraine, how much did you donate?». Musk bought Twitter last year for $44 billion. And he said he would cover basketball star LeBron James ' season ticket as well , who had announced he wouldn't pay for a blue check. Other celebrities refused, including American gymnastics Olympic star Simone Biles, who wrote yesterday: "I woke up this morning to find my blue tick is back, but I haven't done anything." In the past, King and Musk had already argued over the blue check and its price.