Comedian Kathy Griffin's Twitter account was suspended as Elon Musk announced the company will permanently suspend impersonators.
The platform's new owner issued the warning after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names - not their account names - and tweeted as 'Elon Musk' in reaction to the billionaire's decision to offer verified accounts to all comers for $8 month as he simultaneously laid off a big chunk of the workforce.
"I guess not ALL the content moderators were let go? Lol," Griffin joked afterward on Mastodon, an alternative social media platform where she set up an account last week. It said the service would first be available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. However, it was not available Sunday and there was no indication when it would go live. A Twitter employ, Esther Crawford, told The Associated Press it is coming "soon but it hasn't launched yet."
If the company were to strip current verified users of blue checks - something that hasn't happened - that could exacerbate disinformation on the platform during Tuesday's midterm elections.
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