The social platform X says it will now label parody or satire profiles to distinguish these accounts and boost transparency on the platform.



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X will now label parody accounts

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The social platform X says it will now label parody or satire profiles to distinguish these accounts and boost transparency on the platform. The new labels will be attached to both parody profiles and their posts, X’s Safety Team wrote in a statement late Thursday night. “We’re rolling out profile labels for parody accounts to…

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X announced a new system for labeling parody or satirical accounts. The measure comes after several incidents in which users, some with responsibilities, confused satirical publications with authentic statements, although the...

O X anunciou um novo sistema para rotular contas de paródia ou satíricas. A medida surge após vários incidentes em que utilizadores, alguns com responsabilidades, confundiram publicações satíricas com declarações autênticas, embora a própria...

X começa a rotular contas de paródia e gozo para evitar polémica

Sapo

Portugal

X begins to label parody and joy accounts to avoid controversy

X said today that it will now label parody or satire profiles to differentiate them from other accounts. In the past, users, including news presenters,

X is rolling out labels for parody accounts

TechCrunch

Verizon Communications

Elon Musk's social network puts an end to all confusion with profiles. Twitter (X) will now put a parody tag on all unofficial accounts.

La red social de Elon Musk le pone un fin a todas las confusiones con los perfiles. Twitter (X) ahora le pondrá una etiqueta de parodia a todas cuentas no oficiales.

X lanza etiquetas para identificar a las cuentas de parodia

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X launches tags to identify parody accounts

Distinctive tags will also appear next to joke profiles and posts they write.

A megkülönböztető címkék a viccprofilok, és az általuk írt hozzászólások mellett is megjelennek majd.

Az X megjelöli a viccprofilokat

telex.hu

X marks joke profiles

X is trying to clamp down on impersonation on the platform with a new label for parody accounts. But the label isn't mandatory yet, which could make it largely toothless.

Engadget

X's new parody labels won't fix its impersonation problem

X (formerly Twitter) has announced the rollout of new account labels for parody or satire accounts on Friday. Labels were first introduced on the microblogging platform last year as visual indicators to help users distinguish accounts based on their type and nature. With the new ‘Parody Account' label, the Elon Musk-owned app aims to reduce impersonation by segregating parody or satire accounts from authentic profiles and improving content trans…

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Gautam Adani

X Will Now Show New Profile Label Against Parody Accounts

Blue checkmarks addressed this issue just fine before Elon Musk took a sledgehammer to them.

Gizmodo

G/O Media

X Creates a New Parody Label for Accounts, Solving a Problem Elon Created

Parody accounts on X (formerly Twitter) are about to become more obvious.
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X's declining user base: Elon Musk's platform projected to lose millions of users in 2025    On Thursday, X's official Safety account shared a post announcing that labels for parody accounts are rolling out.
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"We’re rolling out profile labels for parody accounts to clearly distinguish these types of accounts and their content on our pl…

Mashable

J2 Global

X announces labels for parody accounts

To avoid violating X's Authenticity policy, users can now add a 'Parody' label to the fake accounts they create.

X will now label parody accounts

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