Musk announces Twitter ban on unlabeled parody after celebs impersonate him

Musk announces Twitter ban on unlabeled parody after celebs impersonate him

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/musk-announces-twitter-ban-on-unlabeled-parody-after-celebs-impersonate-him/

Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk yesterday announced a strict ban on unlabeled parody accounts, a step he's taking after numerous Twitter users impersonated Musk. "Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying 'parody' will be permanently suspended," Musk wrote in a tweet thread.

Musk's announcement came as a number of high-profile Twitter users changed their display name and profile picture to match Musk's. Comedian Sarah Silverman posted a screenshot indicating that her account was temporarily locked for violating Twitter rules after she tweeted using Musk's name and profile picture. Silverman's tweet impersonating Musk said, "I am a freedom of speech absolutist and I eat doody for breakfast every day."

Musk announces Twitter ban on unlabeled parody after celebs impersonate him

Nov 7, 2022, 7:32pm UTC
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/musk-announces-twitter-ban-on-unlabeled-parody-after-celebs-impersonate-him/ > Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk yesterday announced a strict ban on unlabeled parody accounts, a step he's taking after numerous Twitter users impersonated Musk. "Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying 'parody' will be permanently suspended," Musk wrote in a tweet thread. > Musk's announcement came as a number of high-profile Twitter users changed their display name and profile picture to match Musk's. Comedian Sarah Silverman posted a screenshot indicating that her account was temporarily locked for violating Twitter rules after she tweeted using Musk's name and profile picture. Silverman's tweet impersonating Musk said, "I am a freedom of speech absolutist and I eat doody for breakfast every day."