Elon Musk Suspends American Comedian's Twitter Account

This Comedian Twitter Account Banned for Impersonating Elon Musk

November 7, 2022 Learn more

Musk on Sunday said that Twitter will now permanently ban impersonating accounts without warning unless they are clearly marked as parodies.

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Kathy Griffin, an American comedian, has been suspended from Twitter.

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Griffin's Twitter account was suspended Sunday as she changed her page's title to "Elon Musk".

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Also, according to reports, she was tweeting as Musk imploring people to vote for Democrats in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

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It is still not clear whether the suspension is permanent or a direct result of her mockery.

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After Kathy Griffin’s account was suspended, Musk tweeted that she had been banned “for impersonating a comedian.”

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Amid this, there is no response from Griffin's spokespeople and Twitter public relations representatives.

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