After new Twitter owner Elon Musk responded to a temper tantrum by leftist horror author Stephen King over a rumored $20 per month charge to keep one's coveted 'blue check' status symbol on the platform, Musk has clarified what's going to happen; it'll be $8 per month (or $96 per year, or an inverted 69).

In a series of Tuesday tweets, Musk said "Twitter's current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark is bullshit."