After celebs mocked Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, he said impersonators’ accounts will be banned without warning, unless clearly marked as parody.
to stop spending on Twitter until Musk proves the company can deliver on its trust and safety promises under his leadership.the social network, polluting it with a flood of racist epithets and other hate speech. Researchers said Twitter took appropriate action in response, but should have predicted and tried to prevent the raid.
The account of one of the comedians who impersonated Musk over the weekend, Kathy Griffin, was suspended on Sunday. She changed her display name to Elon Musk and her profile pic to look like his, then wrote in a tweet,"After much spirited discussion with the females in my life, I've decided that voting blue for their choice is only right "
Twitter and Elon Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment or confirmation as to whether Sommer and Griffin were permanently banned. Bertinelli changed her profile back before Twitter took any apparent actions against her account. She wrote on Sunday morning,"Okey-dokey I've had my fun and I think I made my point. I'm just not a 'trending' kind of gal. Never have been, never want to be. Have a safe Sunday everyone! xo"
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