Chief Twit, Elon Musk, announces an $8 monthly charge for verified Twitter accounts World’s richest man and new Twitter head, Elon Musk, who recently announced himself as the Chief Twit immediately after taking over the company, said Tuesday the site will charge $8 per month to verify users’ accounts, arguing the plan would upend the platform’s “current lords & peasants system” and create a new revenue stream for the company. The announcement comes days after Musk took sole control of the social media giant in a contentious $44 billion deal. “Power to...