Washington [US]Nov 7 (ANI): Comedian Kathy Griffin became the latest Twitter casualty as Twitter CEO Elon Musk suspended her account permanently after her handle engaged in ‘impersonation’ without explicitly specifying ‘parody’. was given.
According to a Fox News report, Griffin changed his profile name to Musk, following which he was immediately banned from the social media site.
Her own name @kathygriffin despite her handle showing the moniker by her blue checkmark. Elon Musk said it was against the company’s policy against impersonation.
Sharing the tweet, Elon Musk wrote, “BREAKING: @kathygriffin has been permanently suspended from Twitter for impersonating.”
He continued, “In fact, he was suspended for impersonating a comedian.”
Elon Musk said through a series of tweets on Sunday that any Twitter handle found to be indulging in ‘impersonation’ without explicitly specifying “parody” would be permanently suspended.
“Going forward, any Twitter handle that engages in impersonation without explicitly specifying “parody” will be permanently suspended,” Musk tweeted.
The new Twitter CEO further said that there will be no warnings as before as widespread verification is being rolled out.
“Earlier, we had issued a warning before the suspension, but now that we are starting widespread verification, there will be no warnings. This will be clearly recognized as a condition of signing up on Twitter Blue,” he tweeted.
He also added that any name change now will result in temporary loss of the verified checkmark.
He further tweeted, “Any name change will result in a temporary loss of the verified checkmark.”
Earlier, Twitter updated its iOS app for Apple iPhone users, adding a new $7.99 per month Blue subscription.
Twitter Blue with Verification is currently available on iOS in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
On Tuesday, Musk confirmed the reports and announced that the company would charge $8 per month for Twitter’s subscription service with priority in replies, mentions and searches.
“Twitter’s current Lords & Farmers system that has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month,” he tweeted.
However, Musk’s decision to introduce blue tick fees did not go down well with many. Even some advertisers dragged their feet back from the site. Twitter Blue subscriptions launched widely about a year ago as a way for some publishers to view ad-free articles and make other changes to the app, such as a different colored home screen icon.
In addition to the “blue tick fee”, Musk is also receiving a lot of hate on Twitter for laying off employees.
Defending his decision to fire employees, Musk said it was needed because Twitter was losing more than $4 million a day.
“With regards to Twitter’s reduction in force, unfortunately, there is no alternative when the company is losing more than USD 4M/day. Everyone who opted out was offered a 3-month severance, 50% more than what is legally required,” Musk tweeted. (ANI)
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