15 Fake Twitter Accounts Causing Absolute Chaos Right Now
Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion just two weeks ago and he’s already made a complete mess of the social media company. Advertisers are fleeing, literal neo-Nazis are getting verified, and impersonator accounts are. And Musk needs to figure out a way to make $1.2 billion in debt payments each year or risk the company going bankrupt.
Musk is clearly just trying to change Twitter based on vibes and the input of the worst people on the planet, with no grand plan. The “official” verification badge has even returned for, but that hasn’t stopped plenty of accounts that spent $8 to get verified from pretending to be governments, politicians, celebrities, and brands.
There’s a fake SpaceX account tweeting about its lucrative government contracts, a fake Kari Lake account saying that she lost her election in Arizona, and a fake Apple account trying to sell literal air, just to name a few. “Going forward, accounts engaged in parody must include ‘parody’ in their name, not just in bio,” the real Musk tweeted on“To be more precise, accounts doing parody impersonations. Basically, tricking people is not ok,” Musk continued.
Musk has previously called himself a “free speech absolutist,” a concept which has clearly been chucked out the window at Twitter. But his desire to “democratize” the checkmark has led to countless impersonator accounts that are all fun and games until the lawsuits start.
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