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"without paying the previous owner for the one-letter account"

(1) paying for transferring a T̶w̶i̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ account is against the TOU

(2) the "previous owner" was never the owner of the account, read the TOU

Finally: why is this news?

You know why this is news.

It further devalues the idea--such as it was--of "verified" accounts.

Because Elon Musk is a douchebag and this is another brick in that wall.