Twitter’s new owner recently announced an immediate ban on users who impersonate someone else without “appearing to be a parody”.
The measure resulted in the suspension of the account of US comedian Kathy Griffin, who changed her name to “Elon Musk” on Sunday as a satire of the Tesla owner’s announcement.
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On Twitter, Elon Musk added that there would be no “prior notice” to the suspension, and if the suspended account had a “blue label” — a badge that identifies users that has been shrouded in controversy ever since Musk announced the collection. eight dollars a month to maintain that check would also lose it.
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Under the name “Elon Musk,” Griffin tweeted about the US midterm elections, saying, “After much discussion with the women in my life. I decided voting blue was the most appropriate (they are sexy women too, by the way). #VoteBlueToProtectWomen”, can be read in the Guardianbecause the post was deleted by the social network.
Kathy Griffin is an American actress who has starred in television series such as Seinfeld and the Prince of Bel Air starred in HBO series such as Half an hour and a hot cup of talk and won two Emmys in 2007 and 2008.
Also, according to The Guardian, Musk reacted to the account suspension by stating that Griffin was removed for “impersonating a comedian” and that he can get the account back “if he pays the eight dollars” he wants to charge. Services. premium users.
The actress responded to the ban by reactivating her mother’s Twitter account, who passed away in 2020, and tweeted: “Elon, I’m Maggie and I came from outside to tell you that you are… an idiot (.. .)” , he wrote.
In addition to the comedian actress, actor Rich Sommer’s account was also blocked for the same reason.
