The billionaire Elon Musk guarantees freedom of expression on Twitter, but it seems that this will not be so tolerant with accounts that make parodies or mockery, and less if they are towards him.
While Musk continues to give details about how he intends to govern the social network, on Sunday he assured that any account that pretends to impersonate another person will be permanently suspended without clearly specifying that it is a parody.
That announcement came after multitudes of users, including some verified ones, They will change their name to Elon Musk to mock the now owner of Twitter.
Among the first suspended apparently is the comedian Kathy Griffin, who posing as Musk called on Americans to vote Democrat in tomorrow’s election.
It is not known whether he was serious or joking, Musk tweeted shortly afterwards about the case, assuring that Griffin will be able to recover his account with some two million followers, as long as he pays 8 dollars.
The also head of Tesla, who had traditionally been very critical of Twitter’s content moderation policies and who had assured that his priority for the platform was to guarantee freedom of expression, also said on Sunday that he wants to turn the social network into ” the most secure source of information in the world”, without giving details of how it intends to do it.
After the suspension of these accounts that parodied Musk, some users took the opportunity to remind the billionaire when he said that the comedy would be “legal” on his social network.
Twitter delays payment plan
The holding of the elections tomorrow led Twitter to delay the launch of its new verified account system, which will give that privilege to those who pay a monthly subscription of $8, one of Musk’s first big bets.
The concern among some employees of the social network about the possibility that this new system could cause confusion at a sensitive time such as these legislative elections seems to have led the company to postpone the move.
According to an internal message seen by The New York Times, it has been decided that the novelty will be launched on November 9, after the elections, information that an anonymous source also confirmed to CNN.
This weekend, in the notes that accompanied an update of the Twitter application, the company has already confirmed that subscribers to the Twitter Blue payment service will receive the blue symbol that identifies verified users, something that until now was limited to public personalities and entities.
The Twitter checkmark has long been used to confirm the authenticity of government officials, prominent figures, and journalists.
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