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Elon Musk bans Twitter accounts that impersonate others - as comedian falls victim to new rule

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Elon Musk said on Sunday Twitter users engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying it as a "parody" account will be permanently suspended without a warning. Kathy Griffin had her account suspended Sunday after she switched her screen name to Musk. Musk tweeted, "Twitter needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world. That's our mission."

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Times of India

Elon Musk: Twitter impersonators will be suspended permanently

Elon Musk said on Sunday Twitter users engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying it as a "parody" account will be permanently suspended without a warning. In a separate tweet, Musk said Twitter previously issued a warning before suspension, but as Twitter is rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning as well as "no exceptions."

1 year ago·India

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BBC News

Twitter will ban unlabelled parody accounts, says Elon Musk

The site's new owner says accounts failing to specify they are parodies will be permanently suspended.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

No Warning, Twitter Impersonators Will Be Suspended Permanently: Elon Musk

Elon Musk said Twitter users engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying it as a "parody" account will be permanently suspended without a warning.

1 year ago·India

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The Guardian

Twitter will ban impersonators, Elon Musk says, as users flock to take his name

After the announcement by Elon Musk, several accounts that had changed their name to his appeared to be suspended

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Twitter impersonators will be suspended permanently Elon Musk says

Twitter on Saturday updated its app in Apple's App Store to begin charging $8 for sought-after blue check verification marks, in Elon Musk's first major revision of the social media platform

1 year ago·India

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