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Kathy Griffin’s Twitter account permanently suspended after impersonating new Twitter CEO, Elon Musk
Kathy Griffin was impersonating Elon Musk with her verified Twitter account. Her account has been suspended.
Kathy Griffin’s Twitter account has been suspended after she made numerous fake post impersonating Elon Musk.
“Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended,” Musk declared.
Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying “parody” will be permanently suspended — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2022
He continued, “Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning. This will be clearly identified as a condition for signing up to Twitter Blue“.
Elon said Any name change at all will cause temporary loss of verified checkmark. Widespread verification will democratize journalism & empower the voice of the people
New Look: Kathy Griffin’s Twitter account
On Sunday, Elon Musk unveiled a new policy that will ban accounts for the kind of “impersonation” that comedians and others have been employing to mockingly protest his recent takeover of the social network. Musk, who has previously stated he opposes permanent bans, notably the one placed on Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 uprising, tweeted on Sunday night: “Going forward, any Twitter handles engaged in impersonation without clearly declaring ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended.” Users used to receive a warning before suspension, but going forward, “there will be no warning,” he continued.
Rich Sommer of Mad Men and actress Kathy Griffin have previously had their accounts deleted for changing their IDs and pictures to match Musk’s.
The most recent storm comes in the midst of reported concern around Twitter’s planned launch of verification checks for a monthly price of $7.99. These verification checks are a component of Twitter Blue, which is a paid-for service offered by Twitter.
The new feature is reportedly going to be postponed until after the midterm elections in the United States, as reported by the New York Times. This is due to fears that users could buy verification, pretend to be a political figure, and then sow confusion in the voting process.
The engineering teams at Twitter are putting out new features at a rapid speed, despite the upheaval and misery prompted by allegations that half of Twitter’s 7,500-strong workforce has been summarily fired.
On Sunday night, there were claims that dozens of employees who had been terminated had been asked to return to work because either they had been terminated in error or the firm had since realized that their work was essential in order to construct the additional features that Musk is seeking.