Re:Twitter has barred hundreds of accounts for posing as lib...
by nailer on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @10:20AM
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> Would you distinguish satire from impersonation? ... is clearly self-identifying as a satire of Donald Trump. Nobody is going to confuse that account with the real one.
> But suppose hoards of people with political opinions you detest start creating accounts that pose as "your side", using the worst possible arguments for your positions, insulting everyone, and making "your side" look stupid and cruel.
Personally I'd distinguish satire from impersonation in this case as the banned accounts have:
- Grey flat colored faces
- A nose made out out of two straight black lines
- The username "npc" followed by a number
For example, every avatar the image underneath the headline in the article linked to in this page:
> But suppose hoards of people with political opinions you detest start creating accounts that pose as "your side", using the worst possible arguments for your positions, insulting everyone, and making "your side" look stupid and cruel.
Personally I'd distinguish satire from impersonation in this case as the banned accounts have:
- Grey flat colored faces
- A nose made out out of two straight black lines
- The username "npc" followed by a number
For example, every avatar the image underneath the headline in the article linked to in this page:
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/10/17/business/17NPC/17...
It's not a particularly subtle distinction.
> making "your side" look stupid
Just wanted to quote that again.