Stephen King was the first power user to claim that he’s not actually paying for the verification badge — even though it’s still on his profile
, the premium version of the app — and their profiles are labeled as subscribed to the service.
While many celebrities and public figures lost their check rather than paying the $8 a month to keep it , others seemingly forked over the cash to keep theirs. That’s not odd in and of itself, but exactlyHorror author Stephen King, a prolific tweeter who announced months ago that he would never subscribe to a paid version of Twitter, is one such person.
Ice T — whose account currently bears a Twitter Blue badge — said the furor over verification marked a “Sad moment in society.” Thestar had previously confirmed he wouldn’t pay to stay verified. On Thursday, he quote-tweeted King’s remark, appearing to indicate that he still hadn’t done so.
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