In reaction to the problem, the firm adopted a new rule that prevents accounts registered on or after November 9th from receiving rapid verification via its $8 Blue membership. Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, has declared that from now on, accounts doing parody impersonation must include the term “parody” in their name, not only in their bio. That has been a part of Twitter’s policy for years, but we expect the service to enforce it more aggressively in light of recent events.
