Image from article titled ” data-anim-src=””/>a high numberprofile, verified user have a Twitter account suspended for the last few days After seemingly broken but not broken, some new rules have been enacted new on site Owner Elon Musk.
musk, What to do, how to do it, or who bought a social media platform despite being able to afford ithas been employed since last month By celebrating the return of free speechis a quick reminder to everyone that the most vocal defenders of “free speech” have little interest in such things.
One of the big reasons why his short reign proved so unpopular was because the public (probably illegal) dismissals, uncertainty about paid membership fees, and Divorced Guy ramblings in general — an overhaul of Twitter’s verification process he promised, rife with public figure (and journalistic-like impersonation) Place a small blue check mark next to someone who works in your field of work (see their name). It’s a tiny little thing designed to let the public know that you’re really who you say you are, but free speech and MAGA weirdos have spent years obsessing over them, They’ve elevated the management function to what they think it is. Discriminatory digital caste system.
So one of Musk’s first orders of business as the owner of Twitter was to pitch the idea of replacing the current verification process. This is the process by which Twitter manually verifies to you and/or Company that you are, in fact, you.A system where anyone can buy a blue tick for $8 (some movement It has since been postponed until after the US midterm elections).
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This is such a silly (and dangerous!) idea that over the past few days many authenticated users have changed their usernames and profile pictures to match those used by Musk himself. I was. The validation process should thus be reviewed.
musk, violently on his head I spent the past few days in a rush Like a substitute teacher who lost her classtried to curtail this practice – simply a taste of what happens! – he said today, “From now on, Twitter handles that engage in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended.” said.
Popular satirical site in Australia chaser appeared to be one of the victims of these new guidelines. Their account was locked shortly after they changed their name to something similar to Mask’s name, despite clearly following this rule and marking their account as a parody (they changed their name from “Elon Musk” to “Elom Musk”).
However, their account has since been restored and given the new name “Elon Musk Fondles Dogs”.
they are not alone.Ethan Klein suffered a similar fate. When Cathy GriffinFlat Chipzel is not only a huge chiptune artist, super hexagon When dice dungeonsfound her own account was suspended todaypreviously changed her name to “🌈elon musk “parody””, but as Musk himself stated, this is also not against the rules.
Update 11:59pm – Chipzel’s account is A little It was restored, but viewers were shown the following warning page before accessing the feed.
Image from article titled ” data-anim-src=””/>both conduct seems to violate Wrong A rule he hastily put in place shortly afterward is incredibly trying to stop verified users from changing their display name (tweets always show two names, editable display first name and your actual Twitter username, which cannot be edited). In a follow-up tweet, he said, “Changing the name temporarily loses the verified checkmark.” This, given how often people do this—From sporting events to Halloween to the holiday season— Incredibly funny:
Former NFL punter (and Kotaku Commenter) Chris Kluwe Another verified user suspended, also changed his profile picture and display name to match Musk’s (along with tweeting a few mean things about Tesla cars). This is a pretty strict rule just to stop people from making fun of you on the internet!
I wish only Twitter had an existing verification process that could easily classify which accounts are real and which are fake. Well!
It’s strange that all these accounts were completely locked down instead of temporarily losing authentication as he clearly stated, Half of Twitter’s Staff Has Been Laid Off, The Other Half Burned Out I think billionaires are lamenting the mix-ups, the hasty-implemented policy decisions, the ignorance of the bright ideas that have actually been suspended.I am not owned!i am not owned!!” will be the standard in the near future.
We have reached out to Twitter to clarify which rules the affected accounts are violating.
Update 2, Nov 7 1:25am ET: This is a notification received by another verified user detailing how their account details were in violation of the new Twitter rules and the steps they needed to take to lift their suspension (basically, Delete Elon’s profile picture and name).
