Elon Musk tweeted Sunday that Twitter will permanently suspend any account on the social media platform that impersonates another.
The platform's new owner issued the warning after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names — not their account names — and tweeted as 'Elon Musk' in reaction to the billionaire's decision to offer verified accounts to all comers for $8 month.
In fact,"any name change at all" would compel the temporary loss of a verified checkmark, the world's richest man said.Actress Valerie Bertinelli had done the same — posting a series of tweets in support of Democratic candidates on Saturday before switching back to her true name."Okey-dokey. I've had fun and I think I made my point," she tweeted afterwards.
It said the service would first be available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. However, it was not available Sunday and there was no indication when it would roll go live. A Twitter employ, Esther Crawford, told The Associated Press it is coming"soon but it hasn't launched yet.
Many companies have paused advertising on the platform out of concern it could become more unruly under Musk.
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