One's sense of humor is the hardest thing to get back on the internet. Characters on a screen don't always look like these things. Social media veterans can usually find meaning in what they say. It should be clear to Musk.
It doesn't seem to be. Several already verified users changed their names to "Elon Musk" over the weekend in order to show what can happen if you pay $8 for "blue check" verification. Chris Kluwe wrote, "If you want to be like me, drink your pee."
Musk said that any account that impersonates without clearly specifying "parody" will be permanently banned. There will be no warning now that we are rolling out widespread verification. This will be a condition of signing up for the social network. The temporary loss of verified checkmark will be caused by any name change.
A common refrain online is "Can't take a joke?", which is usually given out by someone trying to be excused for saying something offensive. It was similar to the posture Musk took a few weeks ago, when he said that comedy is now legal on the social networking site. Several of his critics are no longer allowed on the social networking site.
It's not that Twitter didn't previously have rules about pretending to be others, but Musk's ideas for enforcement feel more aggressive.
People should be allowed to criticize him, but not laugh at him. He seems to misunderstand what parody is if he is okay with it. Comedy can be used to address bigger issues.
The people who changed their name to his were not making fun of themselves. Daily Show correspondent Jaboukie Young-White was suspended for writing about President Biden's sex life after he impersonated CNN. The Nilla Wafers account was taken over by a comedian who pretended to be someone else. All of these are examples of satire and should be allowed. If it is labeled as such, you would think anyone who once said The Onion was the greatest publication in the history of all conscious beings would get that. Alas, but.
If nothing else, jokes should always be punched up. People who want to poke fun at multimillion dollar companies should be protected by free speech. The First Amendment protects mockers of people with hate speech, but at a certain point it is no joke. Such speech can quickly become violent. The people it is directed at are not protected.
If they don't scream "PARODY", do they mean to punch down on Musk? It's probably not. It isn't nearly as important as it used to be. Who gets the last laugh is who he owns.
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