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Re:Twitter Suspends Kathy Griffin After She Changed Her Hand... by imron on Monday November 07, 2022 @02:16AM (#33502242)
I'm recalling a week ago when he said verified accounts that impersonated others would be suspended.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587853006699401216#m

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Re:Twitter Suspends Kathy Griffin After She Changed Her Hand... by Dylan16807 on Monday November 07, 2022 @02:20AM (#33502288)
When the phrasing is "spam/scam/impersonation", I'd say it doesn't cover this.
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Re:Twitter Suspends Kathy Griffin After She Changed Her Hand... by thisiswater on Monday November 07, 2022 @02:23AM (#33502316)
I would argue that these accounts are parodying, not impersonating.
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Re:Twitter Suspends Kathy Griffin After She Changed Her Hand... by ddalex on Monday November 07, 2022 @02:25AM (#33502330)
"Free speech is what I allow it to be" - Elon Musk, probably
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Re:Twitter Suspends Kathy Griffin After She Changed Her Hand... by rvz on Monday November 07, 2022 @02:27AM (#33502345)
> If verified accounts violate terms of service, eg spam/scam/impersonation, they’ll be suspended, but Twitter will keep their money!

Yup, they were warned and they done it anyway and now they are crying over that suspension. So this over-reaction isn't newsworthy.

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Re:Twitter Suspends Kathy Griffin After She Changed Her Hand... by Rebelgecko on Monday November 07, 2022 @02:57AM (#33502608)
He also said that it wouldn't be impersonation if it had a disclaimer that it was a parody account, and then he banned accounts like H3H3's that were clearly labeled as parodies.
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