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Elon Musk's X/Twitter to clamp down on parody accounts. (programming.dev)
submitted 15 hours ago by Tea@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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We’re rolling out updates to improve transparency for Parody, Commentary, and Fan (PCF) accounts on our platform. Starting April 10, all PCF accounts will be required to include PCF-compliant keywords at the beginning of their account names and avoid using identical avatars to the entities they depict.

These requirements also apply to accounts that have the Parody label. We’re continuing to refine this label and will soon have more details on how it will replace these requirements.

These changes are designed to help users better understand the unaffiliated nature of PCF accounts and reduce the risk of confusion or impersonation. We encourage all affected accounts to update their profiles before the enforcement date.

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 13 hours ago

gonna assume elon either fell for a parody account or got parodied himself over the weekend.

[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 7 points 9 hours ago

He's so a clown he fears to be confused for a parody

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 29 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

The irony.

Wasn't the blue check mark originally an actual verification of the user's identity to some extent, which was in part to alleve confusion over fake/parody accounts? Before Elon made it a badge to show off being a bootlicking dingus?

What a shitshow.

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The freest speech of all!

[–] bluegreenwookie@bookwormstory.social 25 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Where comedy will be legal again!

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Well, to be fair, the whole thing has become a sick joke, although nobody's laughing anymore...

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Wasn't this bro supposed to "legalize comedy"? smh.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/evZ-MxhiwZE

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago

Do AI generated accounts get the same rules?

How about bot accounts?

[–] RedSeries@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 13 hours ago

But I thought "comedy" was "legal" on xitter? /s

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 3 points 13 hours ago

I read about half the summary before remembering that I don’t give a damn about Xitter

[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 4 points 14 hours ago

Keep feeding the troll by giving him attention.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 3 points 14 hours ago

Pretty sure the owner is a parody of a human being.

[–] tfm@europe.pub 2 points 13 hours ago

https://xcancel.com/safety/status/1908304731908555243

[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works -2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That's actually a good change. "Parody" accounts have spread uncountable amounts of misinformation during the last election. I remember some time ago there was a Justin Trudeau "parody" account that was obviously controlled by a very right wing person because they kept posting fake shit under the name of Trudeau

[–] HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 9 points 13 hours ago

You think the right-wing parody account will have to follow those rules?