Bye to the bird app. Controversial entrepreneur Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has led to many polarizing opinions — and many stars’ departures from the social media platform.
“Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended,” the SpaceX founder — who took over the popular site in late October — wrote via Twitter on Sunday, November 6, to much backlash. “Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning. This will be clearly identified as a condition for signing up to Twitter Blue.”
Twitter Blue, itself a divisive new feature, will charge $7.99 per month to users who want to keep their verified blue check mark.
“Any name change at all will cause temporary loss of verified checkmark,” Musk added.
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