Elon Musk says he took inspiration from Monty Python for “charging for insults and arguments” amid an ongoing backlash from his decisions as the new head of Twitter. The tech billionaire, who completed his acquisition of the platform last week, reportedly plans to charge verified users to retain their blue tick.
Following outrage stemming from the reported proposal, including from US horror writer Stephen King, Musk announced that the charge would be eight dollars (£4.30), rather than the originally suggested 20 dollars (£17). In a tweet on Tuesday, he wrote: “To all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost $8.”
In a subsequent tweet he shared a link to a skit by the British comedy sketch group, titled Argument. The famous sketch sees a character played by Michael Palin become enraged after paying for a five-minute argument with John Cleese. “Totally stole the idea of charging for insults and arguments from Monty Python tbh,” Musk wrote.
