The letter came after a Washington Post reporter successfully set up a fake verified account impersonating the U.S. Senator.
But prior to the pause, the Post was able to set up a Twitter handle called "@realEdMarkey" using "a spare iPhone, a credit card and a little creativity." The account received a blue verified checkmark, even though Markey already has two legitimate verified accounts.
"Safeguards such as Twitter's blue checkmark once allowed users to be smart, critical consumers of news and information in Twitter's global town square," Markey wrote in his letter to Musk. "But your Twitter takeover, rapid and haphazard imposition of platform changes, removal of safeguards against disinformation, and firing of large numbers of Twitter employees have accelerated Twitter's descent into the Wild West of social media.
Markey asked Musk to respond by November 25 about Twitter's process for issuing the blue checkmarks, how his impersonation was allowed by Twitter and how any new planned verification will work in the future. "Allowing an imposter to impersonate a U.S. Senator on Twitter is a serious matter that you need to address promptly," Markey wrote.
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