Following Elon Musk’s announcement that accounts mimicking famous people will be suspended unless they were marked as “parody,” Kathy Griffin was suspended from Twitter.
Following her impersonation of Twitter’s new CEO, Elon Musk, Kathy Griffin has been suspended from the social networking site.
On Sunday, the 62-year-old comedian’s profile was taken down after she changed the name of her account to “Elon Musk” and attacked the 51-year-old founder of Tesla in a tweet.
Although Musk said the same day that Twitter accounts that imitate celebrities and other significant persons would be suspended unless they are designated “parody,” it is now unclear whether Griffin’s banning was the consequence of her mockery or if it will be permanent.
In a tweet, Musk stated that “parody” accounts that use impersonation going forward would have their accounts permanently terminated.
In another, he made mention of Twitter Blue, a new $8 per month subscription service that enables any Twitter user to quickly obtain the blue checkmark icon, which was previously only available to verify government accounts and noteworthy individuals, including journalists, politicians, and celebrities.
“There will be no notice this time around because we are implementing widespread verification instead of the prior warning before the suspension. He said, “Any name change at all will result in temporary loss of the verified checkmark. This will be made clear as a requirement for joining Twitter Blue.”
When PEOPLE asked a Twitter spokesperson for comment, they did not react right away.
Griffin urged Americans to support Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections on Tuesday in order to protect abortion rights on Sunday using her “Elon Musk” account.
According to NBC News, the My Life on the D-List actor tweeted as Musk, “I’ve decided that voting blue for their option is only right.”
Following her suspension, Griffin logged into the Twitter account of her late mother and tweeted “#FreeKathy.”
Later, she said that she was using her mother’s account and that “she would not mind,” adding, “Apologize in advance for all the comments you’re going to have to read about how ugly I am and they’re probably going to throw you in there too.”
“This is KG, by the way. I’m tweeting from the account of my deceased mother “Griffin threw in.
Musk made light of Griffin’s suspension on Twitter at one point, writing, “Actually, she was suspended for impersonating a comic.”
Griffin responded, citing her late mother’s account: “You stole that joke, you a—hole, I mean. You hack, that joke has been around for hours. Do a better job managing this business, please. It once had some significance. BTW, this is KG.”
Griffin might then regain access to her Twitter account, Musk claimed, but with one restriction.
Musk tweeted, “For $8,” a reference to Twitter Blue’s monthly fee, after saying, “If she genuinely wants her account back, she can have it.”
Shortly after Valerie Bertinelli adopted Musk’s Twitter handle in an effort to demonstrate the shortcomings of the platform’s new authentication method, the conflict between Griffin and Musk arose.
The blue checkmark, which Bertinelli, 62, said on Twitter on Saturday, “meant merely that your identity had been verified. Scammers would have a tougher time impersonating you. That no longer applies. Good luck out there!”
She then continued to make her point by retweeting news on the midterm elections throughout the day and posting hashtags like #VoteBlueToProtectYourRights.
The blue checkmark simply meant your identity was verified.
Scammers would have a harder time impersonating you.
That no longer applies. Good luck out there!— valerie bertinelli (@Wolfiesmom) November 5, 2022
The former cast member of One Day at a Time finally called it quits on her tweet on Sunday, stating, “Okey-dokey I’ve had my fun and I guess I made my point.”
Following a court battle that developed after Musk initially pulled out of the purchase in July, Musk introduced the new verification mechanism after purchasing the platform for $44 billion last month.
The firm chose to postpone the launch of its new paid verification system until after the midterm elections, according to The New York Times, after Twitter updated its app on Saturday to highlight it.
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