Elon Musk tweeted Sunday that Twitter will permanently suspend any account on the social media platform that impersonates another.
The platform91裸聊视频檚 new owner issued the warning after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names 91裸聊视频� not their account names 91裸聊视频� and tweeted as 91裸聊视频楨lon Musk91裸聊视频� in reaction to the billionaire91裸聊视频檚 decision to offer verified accounts to all comers for $8 month as he simultaneously laid off a big chunk of the workforce.
91裸聊视频淕oing forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying 91裸聊视频減arody91裸聊视频� will be permanently suspended,91裸聊视频� Musk wrote. While Twitter previously issued warnings before suspensions, now that it is rolling out 91裸聊视频渨idespread verification, there will be no warning.91裸聊视频�
In fact, 91裸聊视频渁ny name change at all91裸聊视频� would compel the temporary loss of a verified checkmark, the world91裸聊视频檚 richest man said.
had her account suspended Sunday after she switched her screen name to Musk. She told a Bloomberg reporter that she had also used his profile photo.
91裸聊视频淚 guess not ALL the content moderators were let go? Lol,91裸聊视频� Griffin joked afterward on Mastodon, an alternative social media platform where she set up an account last week.
Actor Valerie Bertinelli had similarly appropriated Musk91裸聊视频檚 screen name 91裸聊视频� posting a series of tweets in support of Democratic candidates on Saturday before switching back to her true name. 91裸聊视频淥key-dokey. I91裸聊视频檝e had fun and I think I made my point,91裸聊视频� she tweeted afterwards.
Before the stunt, Bertinelli noted the original purpose of the blue verification checkmark. It was granted free of charge to people whose identity Twitter employees had confirmed; with journalists accounting for a big portion of recipients. 91裸聊视频淚t simply meant your identity was verified. Scammers would have a harder time impersonating you,91裸聊视频� Bertinelli noted.
91裸聊视频淭hat no longer applies. Good luck out there!91裸聊视频� she added.
The $8 verified accounts are Musk91裸聊视频檚 way of democratizing the service, he claims. On Saturday, a Twitter update for iOS devices listed on Apple91裸聊视频檚 app store said users who 91裸聊视频渟ign up now91裸聊视频� for the new 91裸聊视频淭witter Blue with verification91裸聊视频� can get the blue check next to their names 91裸聊视频渏ust like the celebrities, companies and politicians you already follow.91裸聊视频�
It said the service would first be available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. However, it was not available Sunday and there was no indication when it would roll go live. A Twitter employ, Esther Crawford, told The Associated Press it is coming 91裸聊视频渟oon but it hasn91裸聊视频檛 launched yet.91裸聊视频�
Twitter did not respond on Sunday to an email seeking comment on the verified accounts issue and Griffin91裸聊视频檚 suspension.
Musk later tweeted, 91裸聊视频淭witter needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world. That91裸聊视频檚 our mission.91裸聊视频�
If the company were to strip current verified users of blue checks 91裸聊视频� something that hasn91裸聊视频檛 happened 91裸聊视频� that could exacerbate disinformation on the platform during Tuesday91裸聊视频檚 midterm elections.
Like Griffin, some Twitter users have already begun migrating from the platform 91裸聊视频� Counter Social is another popular alternative 91裸聊视频� following that reportedly affected about half of Twitter91裸聊视频檚 7,500-employee workforce. They fear a breakdown of moderation and verification could create a disinformation free-for-all on what has been the internet91裸聊视频檚 main conduit for reliable communications from public agencies and other institutions.
Many out of concern it could become more unruly under Musk.
Yoel Roth, Twitter91裸聊视频檚 head of safety and integrity, sought to assuage such concerns in a tweet Friday. He said the company91裸聊视频檚 front-line content moderation staff was the group least affected by the job cuts.
late Friday that there was no choice but to cut jobs 91裸聊视频渨hen the company is losing over $4M/day.91裸聊视频� He did not provide details on the daily losses at Twitter and said employees who lost their jobs were offered three months91裸聊视频� pay as severance.
Frank Bajak, The Associated Press
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