Twitter suspended comedian Kathy Griffin's account after she changed her name to Elon Musk to make fun of him
would permanently suspend handles that impersonate someone if the owner fails to clearly denote that their account is a parody.
"Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning," Musk Any name change at all from a verified account would lead to"temporary loss of verified checkmark," he added."Actually she was suspended for impersonating a comedian," the billionaire wrote.
"But if she really wants her account back, she can have it," he said."For $8," he added, referencing his proposedIn a similar case, former NFL punter Chris Kluwe had his verified account suspended when he ."There is nothing better than waking up and enjoying a fresh, steaming cup of my own urine," he tweeted., to make a point on how she felt the billionaire's new checkmark systemMusk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter has drawn widespread international attention as he makes drastic shifts to the platform,
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