Twitter impersonators can be suspended completely, Musk says By Reuters

(Reuters) -Elon Musk mentioned on Sunday Twitter customers participating in impersonation with out clearly specifying it as a “parody” account can be completely suspended with no warning.

In a separate tweet, Musk mentioned Twitter beforehand issued a warning earlier than suspension, however as Twitter is rolling out widespread verification, there can be no warning in addition to “no exceptions.”

“This can be clearly recognized as a situation for signing as much as Twitter Blue,” Musk mentioned, including any identify change in any respect will trigger momentary lack of verified checkmark.

Twitter on Saturday up to date its app in Apple (NASDAQ:)’s App Retailer to start charging $8 for sought-after blue test verification marks, in Elon Musk’s first main revision of the social media platform.

Tesla (NASDAQ:) Inc boss Musk, who additionally will function chief government of Twitter, final month mentioned Twitter can be forming a content material moderation council with “extensively various viewpoints”.

“No main content material choices or account reinstatements will occur earlier than that council convenes,” he added.

On the subject of banned accounts, Musk final week mentioned they won’t be allowed again onto Twitter till the social media platform has “a transparent course of for doing so.”

Creating such a course of would take at the very least a couple of extra weeks, Musk had tweeted, giving extra readability in regards to the potential return of Twitter’s most well-known banned consumer, former U.S. President Donald Trump. The brand new timeline implies Trump won’t return in time for the midterm elections on Nov. 8.

Earlier on Sunday, the New York Instances reported Twitter is delaying the rollout of verification test marks to subscribers of its new service till after Tuesday’s midterm elections.